When the first indoor shopping mall opened, creator Victor Gruen envisioned the surrounding area being developed into a more European-style town center. Instead, it grew into something he despised.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The department stores. The familiar aroma of soft pretzels. Santas and decorations — hung way too early! — at Christmastime. The ...

In Dallas, Texas, people living south of Interstate 30 (I-30) die approximately 20 years before people living north of I-30, on average. The communities are poor and the region has few medical ...

Flad will serve as executive architect for the phased adaptive reuse master plan. (Courtesy UCLA) The Westside Pavilion, designed by architect Jon Jerde, dates back to 1985, smack dab in the middle of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American mall isn’t dying — it’s evolving. Once the epicenter of suburban life, these sprawling shopping centers are now being ...

Work continues on the Hawthorn Mall's redevelopment plan called Hawthorn 2.0. Its goal is to make the Vernon Hills mall a regional destination with greater shopping, dining and entertainment ...

The Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville, Texas, is getting a glow-up that runs a whole lot deeper. Christian businessman John Bushman bought the mall for $17.3 million and is tacking on another $3 to $4 ...

“You can throw a rock and hit a mall that’s half empty these days,” said Andrew Brezina, principal at CRTKL. Over the past 40 years, malls have been on a slow, steady decline to irrelevancy. Back in ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The department stores. The familiar aroma of soft pretzels. Santas and decorations — ...