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  Encyclopedia article: Southdale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Southdale was the brainchild of Victor Gruen (additional info and facts about Victor Gruen), a Austrian immigrant to the United States.
Southdale was even the host-site for an episode of the Truth or Consequences (additional info and facts about Truth or Consequences) game show (A television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards).
The claim that Southdale is, in fact, the first fully enclosed shopping center has been disputed, leading to the use of the adjectives “modern (A typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes) ” and “climate-controlled” to qualify the statement.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/southdale.htm   (948 words)

  
 Southdale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Southdale Center - the first fully-enclosed and completely climate-controlled shopping mall in the United States.
Southdale - an electoral district in the Manitoba legislature (the governing body of the Canadian province of Manitoba)
Southdale - a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Southdale   (115 words)

  
 Jones Lang LaSalle
Southdale Center opened in 1956 as the first enclosed mall in the United States.
Southdale's occupancy percentages declined dramatically during the 1990's after The Mall of America opened nearby and The Galleria, a luxury center located across the street from Southdale, re-merchandised it tenant mix.
Positioned Southdale Center as the city's premier dining and entertainment center with the addition of four restaurants new to the market, California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory, Maggiano's and PF Chang's, as well as a new 16-screen MegaStar Cinema.
www.am.joneslanglasalle.com /retail/retail_studies_southdale.asp   (261 words)

  
 MNHS.ORG | Library | History Topics | Southdale Mall
Southdale Shopping Center, located in Edina, Minnesota, was the first totally enclosed shopping center in the nation.
The master plan combined elements of the village green, of European city centers, and of elegant arcades and gallerias, in a constant temperature-controlled enclosure.
When Southdale opened in 1956, it included 72 stores, and was anchored by two major department stores, all arranged in a two-level design around a brightly lighted center court.
www.mnhs.org /library/tips/history_topics/72southdale.html   (514 words)

  
 The Grand Dame of Twin Cities Retail
SOUTHDALE CENTER VALUES its rich 43-year history, but its commitment to building a dynamic tenant mix is rooted firmly in the future.
Southdale opened in 1956, billed as the first regional enclosed, climate-controlled mall built in the United States.
Historically, Southdale had proved to be one of Dayton's most profitable outlets, and the retailer wanted to shore up the center's position in the face of increased retail competition from Mall of America.
retailtrafficmag.com /mag/retail_grand_dame_twin/index.html   (777 words)

  
 - Our Malls, Ourselves - Intro - FORTUNE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Underneath a center skylight was a garden courtyard, which at the time was one of the largest indoor public spaces in America, complete with a goldfish pond, an aviary, hanging plants, and artificial trees.
Southdale was also "introverted," meaning its exterior walls were largely blank and the merchants' display windows were all indoors.
Southdale was the first one in the nation, and it forever changed American shopping and retailing.
www.fortune.com /fortune/print/0,15935,710082,00.html   (383 words)

  
 Malls of America: Southdale Shopping Center
that is really interesting that southdale was the first mall..haha..i live in eden prairie, and yeah mall rats was taped at our mall back in the mid 1990s..i actually got to see the set and stuff, but the mall looks nothing like it did in the movie.
Southdale was planned by the father of the shopping mall, Victor Gruen, in 1953 and is considered the original shopping mall prototype.
Southdale's success challenged the prevalent belief that two competitive department stores in a development were bad for business and that people were too lazy to walk away from their cars, much less climb stairs to shop on a second level.
mallsofamerica.blogspot.com /2005/06/southdale-shopping-center.html   (959 words)

  
 ICSC Publications SCTMay04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ground was broken for Southdale in 1954, and a farm field was turned into an 800,000 square foot center with 5,200 parking spaces and 72 tenant spaces, according to a history compiled by the center.
He considered it the antidote to the car-oriented strip centers he detested; malls would bring back the civilized flow of pedestrians in an environment filled with art, sunshine and commerce, but all of it under the strict control of retailers and developers.
But that center was by no means the first noteworthy architectural project to emerge from the mind, heart and pen of Victor Gruen.
www.icsc.org /srch/sct/sct0504/page38.html   (1212 words)

  
 Del Amo Fashion Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Del Amo Fashion Center, owned by Mills Corporation, is a 5 level enclosed mall in the Los Angeles suburb Torrance.
Del Amo Fashion Center is a 2-level enclosed regional mall with approximately 2.1 million sf featuring nine anchors, over 300 retailers, full-service restaurants, food courts and a fitness center.
Del Amo Fashion Center has 9 major anchors: Macy's, Macys Home and Furniture gallery, Sears, Robinsons-May, JC Penney, Marshalls, T.J Maxx, Burlington Coat Factory, and Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Del_Amo_Fashion_Center   (258 words)

  
 Community Profile Network
Southdale Center, a 1.6 million-square-foot regional shopping center, was the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled shopping center in the United States, and is today’s hub of retail activity in Edina.
Southdale was the first shopping center to put two competing department stores under one roof and the first to control the interior temperature.
Southdale Center is conveniently located on West 66th Street and France Avenue, south of Minnesota Highway 62, north of Interstate Highway 494 and between Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota Highway 100.
www.villageprofile.com /minnesota/edina/04/topic.html   (1604 words)

  
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The center is located within a part of the Minnesota Heart and Vascular Center that is not owned by Fairview.
He said a seminar at the center would be similar in nature to training programs that the society already holds and which drug companies sometimes sponsor.
The company's image is paramount, he said, adding that the centers need to be of a high caliber, or physicians won't send their patients there.
www.mult-sclerosis.org /news/Aug2002/MoreOnBerlexMSCenter.html   (724 words)

  
 Southdale considering major medical clinic - 2004-12-27
Southdale Shopping Center may become the first regional mall in the country to have a large, comprehensive medical clinic adjacent to its retail stores.
Southdale's owners and the physicians are expected to decide early next year whether to go ahead with the project.
The center could include up to 150 physicians occupying as much as 140,000 square feet of space in the mall, said Dr. Owen O'Neill, president of Edina-based Minnesota Orthopaedic Specialists, who has been leading the initiative to create the outpatient center.
www.bizjournals.com /twincities/stories/2004/12/27/story1.html   (754 words)

  
 Drug company opens MS center - 2002-08-12 - The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
The center is primarily geared to provide free services to Betaseron users, but it also has the ambition of becoming a resource for other suffers of the neurological disease.
Fairview Southdale Hospital should be concerned that having the center on its campus is an implicit endorsement of Betaseron over competitors, Miles said.
The center is not affiliated with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and is not part of Fairview Southdale Hospital, said Fairview spokesman Ryan Davenport.
www.bizjournals.com /twincities/stories/2002/08/12/story4.html?t=printable   (795 words)

  
 The Mills | Press Release
The centers are among the highest producing regional malls in their markets.
Southdale Center was the nation’s first enclosed regional shopping center and now features approximately
Southdale Center is a population of 950,000 with an average household income of more than $75,000.
www.millscorp.com /static/doc_SOUTHDALE_RIDGE_ACQUISITION.jsp   (823 words)

  
 REJournals.com - All's quiet on the development front
Dubbed the Southwest Ambulatory Center, the two-story 44,500 square foot building was designed to accommodate expansions totaling six stories and 183,000 square feet.
In other news, Southdale Center, which saw a 120,00 square foot expansion in 2001, is under new management.
Maggiano's, which opened in Southdale Center at the end of last year, is one of the most recent additions to the mall.
www.mrej.com /story.cfm?Market=MN&StoryID=11921   (409 words)

  
 International Awards
Southdale's team realized it needed to find a powerful partner in creating traffic- and sales-stimulating events -- one that could offer not only advertising support, but an attraction.
Disney activities at Southdale -- such as storytelling and appearances by Disney characters -- are promoted throughout the center with colorful signs topped by Mickey Mouse ears; they are also advertised by Radio Disney and its TV and print partners at no additional cost.
Special events are held an average of three times per month, which gives Disney an ongoing presence at Southdale and conveys the center's commitment to families.
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 Top_10_Shopping   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the center is Camp Snoopy, a seven-acre family amusement park and the Fourth-Floor entertainment district offers an array of bars and night clubs.
The heart of downtown is located at the IDS Center, the site of Mary Tyler Moore's hat toss and a great place to relax.
Southdale Center is the nation's first fully enclosed, climate controlled shopping center.
bloomington.officialtravelguide.com /top_10_shopping.html   (736 words)

  
 Shopping Mall History
This early regional shopping center was orignally achored by a supermarket, but has been enlarged and modernized several times.
The first fully enclosed shopping center was designed by Victor Gruen and developed by the Dayton department store, which was one of the two anchors.
Apache Plaza, the second enclosed shopping center built in Minnesota, is an example of a dead mall.
www.easternct.edu /depts/amerst/MallsHistory.htm   (941 words)

  
 Southdale Shopping Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Southdale Shopping Center, located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, invites shoppers from Routes 10, 100 and 2, which are the major arteries between Annapolis and Baltimore.
Southdale's impressive list of major anchor stores, combined with a variety of other retail and service tenants makes Southdale, a successful complement to its neighbor, Marley Station Mall, which is anchored by Macy's, Hechts, and J.C. Penny and contains almost 80 stores.
Southdale services not only the surrounding neighborhoods but benefits from the regional draw of the mall.
www.saulcenters.com /prop/mdprop/southdale/southprop/map.htm   (100 words)

  
 Articles - Shopping mall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the mid-20th century, with the rise of the suburb and automobile culture in the United States, a new form of mall was created away from city centers.
This new generation of mall was pioneered by Northgate where Gruen realised his concept for the first time, located in north Seattle, USA, in 1950; Northland Shopping Center, built near Detroit, USA in 1954; and Victor Gruen's Southdale Center, located in the Twin Cities suburb of Edina, Minnesota, USA, in 1956.
Super-regional malls are usually shopping centers with over 1 million square feet of retail space and serves as the dominant shopping venue for the region that it serves.
www.wathcesa.com /articles/Shopping_mall   (1517 words)

  
 Fairview Southdale Breast Center - Cancer Care Center - Fairview Southdale Hospital
Fairview Southdale Breast Center offers state-of-the-art equipment and a medical team to expertly diagnose and treat all types of breast conditions.
The staff and physicians at Fairview Breast Centers specialize in breast health and are skilled in making patients as comfortable as possible.
Fairview Southdale Breast Center offers support groups for women with breast cancer that meet once a week or twice per month, conveniently located on site.
www.southdale.fairview.org /Clinical_Services/cancer/c_098597.asp   (308 words)

  
 Lifepages
Southdale is a popular shopping center in Edina.
Southdale is also very near the Galleria, a smaller mall filled with unique, locally owned boutiques.
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 Southdale Shopping Center - White Bear Lake, Minnesota
The Twin Cities is a vibrant, pulsing gathering of diverse groups of people, all living in an area known for its great quality of life.
In 1956, rock was king, cool cars cruised the streets and retail shopping history was about to be made.
On October 8th, Southdale, the first totally enclosed shopping mall, opened for business.
www.traveltoday.com /poi3/White_Bear_Lake/MN/USA/0/193472   (255 words)

  
 Edina, Minnesota
The Grange Hall and Cahill School, owned by the City and located across from City Hall in Tupa Park, are also on the Register.
Major employers in the City include Fairview Southdale Hospital, Jerry’s Enterprises, Golden Valley Microwave Foods, Health Risk Management, Wells Fargo Funding Co., Nash Finch Co., International Dairy Queen, Roach Organization and Techpower.
Edina has numerous retail shopping centers, including Southdale Center, the first climate-controlled, fully enclosed mall in the United States.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/edina__minnesota.html   (594 words)

  
 Malls of America: Randhurst Shopping Center
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There used to be a bunch of shops in the basement surrounding the Tartan Tray but I don't think there are any down there now after the remodel.
There were several stores I wondered about as a kid but never went into, such as the men's clothing store "Gangi" and a women's clothing store that was in the mall center, where the carousel is now.
mallsofamerica.blogspot.com /2005/06/randhurst-shopping-center.html   (984 words)

  
 Canadian Prescription drugs service - Minnesota
Fairview Metro Region (Fairview-University Medical Center, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Fairview Ridges Hospital) The following support groups are free of charge and registration is not required unless otherwise noted.
Our purpose is to support pregnant women in their work to understand, cope with and treat their depression and anxiety.
Learning to love one’s body, developing a healthy relationship with food, improving one’s self esteem, developing and regaining one’s identity, and reclaiming health and life are some of the primary goals of outpatient treatment at Fairview Red Wing Health Services.
www.seniorsmedsource.com /minnesota.html   (2221 words)

  
 Stroke Program - Clinical Services - Fairview Southdale Hospital
Renowned as one of the top stroke hospitals in the country, the stroke program at Fairview Southdale Hospital is a key component of the Minnesota Heart and Vascular Center.
Currently the only hospital in Minnesota seeking primary stroke certification status, the stroke program is a leader in stroke prevention and treatment.
Fairview Southdale Hospital receives primary stroke center certification
www.southdale.fairview.org /Clinical_Services/c_098587.asp   (194 words)

  
 LYNX: Lynx Foundation to Make Donation in Katie Smith’s Name
Smith will present the $5,000 check to Dr. Barbara Bowers of Fairview Southdale Breast Center in an on-court presentation prior to Sunday’s Lynx game (approximately 4:40 p.m).
Bowers brought her practice to Fairview Southdale Breast Center in 2004.
Along with Breast center consultant Dr. David Scott, Bowers has created three major initiatives for the center: research, genetic counseling and expanded care for high-risk patients.
www.wnba.com /lynx/community/smith_donate_breast_center_050716.html   (292 words)

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