Once pulsing with neon lights, food-court jingles, and arcade buzz, many American malls now sit deserted, time capsules sealed in the last echoes of the 1980s. Their empty atriums, pastel storefronts, ...

When the Southdale Center opened in Edina, Minnesota, in 1956, it ushered in a new era for shopping in the United States: the age of the shopping mall. These massive retail centers aimed to mimic the ...