California Malls Being Recycled As Homes

From San Jose to Los Angeles, California's dying malls are being repurposed as mixed use livng spaces.

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December 24, 2001, 7:00 AM PST

In their time, enclosed suburban malls were "slick engines for consumption, and people were blissed out with this kind of thing," says Los Angeles architect Jon Jerde. But people now want something simpler -- Main Street environments and downtown experiences. And this desire is becoming a powerful engine for redevelopment in California.

Thanks to Transport Policy Listserv

FULL STORY: Dying malls now being redeveloped as neighborhoods

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