Shopping Spree - Part 5
Time for another peek at the past shopping experiences. This time we are leaving Sweden to have a look at some photos from an American shopping center. Since most of the Swedish malls and shopping centers that was built in the 50s, 60s and 70s all took their inspiration from the American malls, I thought it would be a good idea to compare the design and architecture of them.
This is Southdale Center Mall in Edina, Minnesota. It was built in 1956 and still stands today, but heavily modified of course. Southdale Center was the first climate-controlled enclosed mall in America. Same as "Shopping" in Luleå, Sweden was when it was built in 1955. So the Swedes beat the Americans by one year, which is kind of odd. Enjoy the photos!
Southdale Center Mall, Edina, late 1950s
Southdale Center Mall, Edina, late 1950s
Southdale Center Mall, Edina, late 1950s
Southdale Center Mall, Edina, late 1950s
For more past-time shopping experiences, be sure to visit my friend Keith's "Malls of America" website.
This is Southdale Center Mall in Edina, Minnesota. It was built in 1956 and still stands today, but heavily modified of course. Southdale Center was the first climate-controlled enclosed mall in America. Same as "Shopping" in Luleå, Sweden was when it was built in 1955. So the Swedes beat the Americans by one year, which is kind of odd. Enjoy the photos!
Southdale Center Mall, Edina, late 1950s
Southdale Center Mall, Edina, late 1950s
Southdale Center Mall, Edina, late 1950s
Southdale Center Mall, Edina, late 1950s
For more past-time shopping experiences, be sure to visit my friend Keith's "Malls of America" website.
Posted at 3:05 PM | 4 comments | links to this post 
My name is Chris and I live in Sweden. I love the 50s and 60s lifestyle and design. I am very fascinated by the architecture of the period too, for instance googie, modernism, the work of Joseph Eichler, John Lautner and Arne Jacobsen's international style. I have a large archive with space-age, library, bossa, cocktail, retro soundtracks and exotica music. I also believe that things were better in the old days.
4 Comments:
Sweden beat the USA with the credit card too, you know.
September 27, 2006 5:43 PM
Didn't know that. Thank you for telling me :)
October 7, 2006 9:15 PM
Wow... Love the pics. I've never seen the one in color. Thanks for posting it!
Scott
October 8, 2006 3:07 AM
It's kinda nice knowing those little tidbits about how America's shopping mall got it's genesis.
October 8, 2006 7:50 AM
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