center center colloquially known shopping mall located minnesota suburb opened oldest fully enclosed climate controlled mall united_states center comprises retail space contains approximately retail tenants mall partially owned anchored center architect designed mall challenge car centric america rising 1950s opening suffered high vacancy rates store able recover recent years additions performed building including renovation involved construction brand new food court center continues use original structure despite renovations host charity community events years history construction grand opening center developed designed austrian immigrant socialist european style socialist found individual stores downtown venues inefficient suburban lifestyle 1950s america car centric wanted design building communal gathering place people shop drink coffee remembered native vienna center loosely modeled arcades heavily populated european cities purposely included eye level display cases lure customers stores eventually include medical center schools residences parade stores plans unveiled shopping center announced minnesota native groundbreaking took place october construction workers needed build story acre center parking spaces available tenants cost million construct minnesota harsh climate winter constructed center roof air conditioning system capable maintaining comfortable temperature year round mall originally anchored developed center visitors attended grand opening ceremony center morning october additional customers visited mall following week center constructed successfully bring community gathering art culture entertainment roof retail store modeled flagship store minneapolis minnesota november organic architect visited mall tour new buildings minnesota overall design stating garden court village street charm criticizing buildings nearby minneapolis added left downtown downtown additions opens new competition early years tenants restaurants opened center restaurant called outdoor restaurant venue fully enclosed restaurant kind texas based department store announced interest opening location center addition mall constructed allowing open square feet store anchor store following new anchor store came entire new mall corridor connecting original structure mall construction new shopping center directly street occurred construction resulted shopping center new shopping mall increased competition neighboring shopping centers announced chain stores shut mall original anchors instead merged local department chain expansion merger store announced plans construct significantly larger store directly north current location plans included demolition original store replaced stores plus larger garden court construction multi level parking plans eventually constructed finalized early june center sold new_york based real estate company million beating bid placed firm owns properties time converted basement singular anchor store surrounding new anchor specialty shops mall management offices early following fear competition nearby announced plans center complete center occurred followed large addition southern half property addition included sixteen screen movie theater entertainment district restaurants shops called district france district france included dining options including factory renovation traveled floor occurred addition teen geared stores addition called mid began struggling maintaining low vacancy rate anchors announced filed chapter bankruptcy turn close minnesota locations closure tenants followed ended national retailers like announced locations talks dick filling space leased occurred plans took eventually dissolved present ongoing renovations february announced soon anchored local department store chain lease space previously announcement came mention brand new food court replace nearly vacant traveled floor housing development consisting apartments expanded retail food court construction include tenants later increased tenants new food court forced closure oldest tenants originally opened mall following tenant mall anchor announced square feet location different shopping center minnesota new food court located completed featured dining options projects took place changes mall construction new corridors stores businesses opened locations center nebraska based retailer filled vacancy previous leased july followed opening square feet dave restaurant filling vacancy original food court resort approved constructed shopping center northeast parking lot june
Southdale Center