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2 unusual facts about The Mall


Chignall Smealy

The route is classified but in previous years the flight has been routed over the village then on to Hainault Country Park, Fairlop station and finally to the Mall.

Hendon Band of The Salvation Army

In June 2000, Hendon Band took part in an inter-denominational service, marching at the head of the Christian clergy and congregations parading from Westminster Cathedral along Whitehall to Trafalgar Square, and culminating in a further march up The Mall to Buckingham Palace for the performance of a short concert.


2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10

On Saturday July 7, 2007, the Individual time trial started in Whitehall, London passing Westminster, then along Victoria Street and Buckingham Gate, past Buckingham Palace and looping through Hyde Park before finishing in The Mall.

Homosexuality in society

Major American motion pictures from this period that dramatized the response of individuals and communities to the AIDS crisis include An Early Frost (1985), Longtime Companion (1990), And the Band Played On (1993), Philadelphia (1993), and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989), the last referring to the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, last displayed in its entirety on the Mall in Washington, D.C., in 1996.

William Gordon Perrin

The completion of the Admiralty Arch over the Mall afforded accommodation, long desired, for the reorganisation of the Library, and for this arduous work Perrin was just the man.


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Antioch, Tennessee

As of late 2008, the mall had seen an increase in store closures, including larger stores such as Dillard's and Linens 'n Things.

Art Shay

Since the opening in 1976 of Northbrook Court Mall in Northbrook, Illinois, Shay has been chronicling life at the mall.

Ballston Common Mall

In the early 2000s, the mall became home to the Kettler Capitals Iceplex, headquarters and practice facility for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals, as well as the DC location of the ComedySportz improvisational theatre organization.

Bandar Sunway

One of the mall's most easily recognised designs is the Egyptian-inspired Pyramid with a lion "standing guard" at the entrance.

Bel Air Mall

Currently, Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears and Target serve as the mall's anchor stores; the mall also features more than 130 stores and restaurants.

In March of that year, discount retailer Target announced it would be locating its first South Alabama store at the mall.

BM Habitat Mall

Some of the branded mercantile establishment in the mall includes, Reliance Time-Out, Fastrack, Puma SE, Univercell etc.

Canal Street, New Orleans

The mall contains a Saks Fifth Avenue, The Theatres at Canal Place, food court and approximately 45 high-end retailers including Anthropologie, Brooks Brothers, Michael Kors, and Morton's The Steakhouse.

COEX Mall

Along with hundreds of shops, the mall houses two food courts, Megabox (movie theatres), COEX Aquarium, a large bookstore, and the Kimchi Field Museum.

Copley Place

The mall is noted for its upscale stores, including Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, John Varvatos, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Victorinox Swiss Army, Porsche Design, Tiffany & Co., Jimmy Choo, David Yurman, Louis Vuitton, and Salvatore Ferragamo.

Cordova Mall

The mall was damaged in a tornado on October 18, 2007, although no injuries were reported.

Corner Brook Plaza

Other stores in the mall include, among others, Coles, The Source, Payless ShoeSource, DAVIDsTEA, Stitches, Bluenotes, Bootlegger, Le Chateau, Ardène, Spring and Pseudio.

Diplomatic Area, Bahrain

The mall also features a number of fine jewelry boutiques including De Beers, Tiffany & Co., Boucheron, Chopard, Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier and Rolex, among others.

Downtown Crossing

A small mall called Lafayette Place Mall was attached to the Jordan Marsh store in 1985; by 1992 the mall was closed and has since been converted to offices.

Eastmont Town Center

The mall also housed a Syufy movie theater, opened in 1971, with four screens.

Esplanada City Center

The whole building complex including the mall will have a price tag of around US$ 4.2 billion and it will be paid by TriGránit and the Rothschild family.

Fairlane Town Center

The mall is one of four super-regional Taubman malls built in the Detroit metro area in the 1970s, the other three being Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor (1973), Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights (1976) and Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi (1977).

Galleria at Sunset

The mall has 133 stores and boutiques, including 5 anchors, an indoor car dealership, the community relations office of the Henderson Police Department, and two full-service restaurants.

Gateway Fashion Mall

The mall was opened in September 1979 with anchor stores Sears, A.W. Lucas & Co., and White Mart.

Harundale Mall

For many years, on the opposite end of the mall from the "rock," large cages featured talking Myna birds.

Kowloon Station

People can access the shopping mall Elements directly by using the escalators linking the station concourse and the mall.

Landover Mall

After the closure of the main anchors to the mall, Ted Lerner decided to shut the mall down completely.

Landover, Maryland

Located at the Capital Beltway and Landover Road, the mall neighbored the towns of Palmer Park, Ardmore, Glenarden, and Largo.

McKeldin Mall

A sundial, honoring Dutch astronomer Uco van Wijk (who founded the university's astronomy program) sits in the center of the mall, at the edge of the ODK fountain.

Montclair Plaza

John Darnielle, of indie rock band the Mountain Goats, wrote an impromptu song regarding a date with his first girlfriend that took place at the mall during a sound check at Haverford College in 2003.

New Birth of Freedom Council

Another feature of the Mall is a reflection area where Scouts can read a bronze plaque bearing the words of Rudyard Kiplings's poem If— The recently renovated indoor chapel at the top of the mall was dedicated in memory of Rabbi Goode, one of the Four Chaplains from the USAT Dorchester.

Nicollet Mall

In addition to Target Corporation, Fortune 500 companies U.S. Bancorp and Xcel Energy also have their headquarters on Nicollet, while WCCO-TV (Channel 4) broadcasts from studios on the south end of the Mall, including a 'window to the world' news studio on the first floor of their facility.

North/Northwest Phoenix

The mall grounds also contain a Valley Metro transit stop for buses, and is slated as a location for light rail service in the future.

Ochna serrulata

Ochna serrulata (commonly known as the mall-leaved plane, carnival ochna, Bird's Eye Bush or Mickey Mouse bush due to the plant's bright-red sepals, which resemble the face of Mickey Mouse) is an ornamental garden plant of the Ochnaceae family which is indigenous to South Africa.

One Canal Place

The mall contains a Saks Fifth Avenue, The Theatres at Canal Place, food court and approximately 45 high-end retailers including Anthropologie, Brooks Brothers, Michael Kors, Tiffany & Co,and Morton's The Steakhouse.

Palais des congrès de Paris

The mall features some major American retailers, such as Sephora and Starbucks.

Palisades Center

New York Times writer Joe Queenan criticized the mall's Brutalist exterior for lacking any sense of design or theme, and characterized its rectangular layout as "a series of interlocking coffins".

Raymond Nasher

In the early 1960s, Nasher was responsible for founding NorthPark Center, the mall that is currently the second largest in Texas.

Robinsons Metro East

The name "Metro East" refers to the fact that the mall is located in the eastern district of the Greater Manila Area, which includes the cities of Pasig and Marikina in Metro Manila as well as Antipolo City within the municipalities of Cainta and San Mateo in Rizal.

Rockaway Townsquare

The Comet I cars were equipped with low-doors and since most trains might have been sent via the Morristown Line providing for management concerns about diesel noise and exhaust from the U34CH locomotives near the mall.

Rundle Mall

Rundle Street, from which the mall takes its name, is named after John Rundle, a member of the British House of Commons and an original director of the South Australia Company.

Security Square Mall

The mall features over 100 stores and restaurants, as well as a food court, with Burlington Coat Factory, Macy's, Old Navy and Sears serving as anchor stores.

Shivaji Place

The mall also has a food court along with several restaurants including Pizza Hut, Subway and Ruby Tuesday.

SM Mall of Asia

Dell International Services, a subsidiary of Dell, Inc. once occupied a 13,470.5-square meter area at the second floor of the north parking building of the mall.

Smith Haven Mall

No artwork remains from the gallery which existed at the mall's inception, which also included work from Peter Max, among others.

South Hills Mall

In the 1990s, South Hills was sold to Sarakreek Holdings NV, a Dutch property holding firm which attempted to revive the mall by opening "big-box" retailers like Media Play, Old Navy, Office Max, Discovery Zone, and Bob's Stores.

The Mall at Millenia

When The Mall at Millenia first opened in 2002 it featured upscale offerings: Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Chanel, Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Gucci, Allen Edmonds, and Jimmy Choo.

The Mall at Steamtown

Its opening in 1993 was nationally televised on CNN and attended by then-Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey, Sr., who was instrumental in securing funding for and initiating development of the mall.

The Mall in Columbia

A December 2007 decision by local General Growth Properties managers to abandon The Mall's traditional "Poinsettia Tree" Christmas display sparked a grassroots movement by several hundred Columbia residents for the return of the display which had come to be viewed as a local tradition.

The Shops at Willow Bend

The majority of the stores in the mall cater to women, although some stores have broader appeal, such as the department stores, the restaurants, and North Texas' largest Apple Store.

Totem Lake Mall

The space eventually was divided into three stores, Ross, Famous Footwear and Cartoys, and given a remodel that contrasted greatly with the rest of the mall.

Twelve Oaks Mall

Twelve Oaks Mall was developed by A. Alfred Taubman and was completed and opened on August 3, 1977, anchored by Hudson's, JCPenney and Sears; the mall was designed by Victor Gruen and Richard Prince.

Westfield Plaza Bonita

The mall has featured such now defunct chains as Waldenbooks, Garden Botanika, and was one of four original locations of the concept Sesame Street General Store.

Westside Pavilion

The mall scenes in Tom Petty's video for "Free Fallin'" were filmed here, while its exterior was featured in the film "Clueless", though none of the interior scenes were filmed there.