Comments by "Joe R M" (@joermnyc) on "Why did cities build downtown malls?" video.

  1. A bit off the beaten path, but visiting Sofia, Bulgaria, we saw both a pedestrianized street (Vitosha Blvd) which had lots of small business and major chain (mostly European brands) retail and restaurants (they put their smoking “sections” in separate structures out in what used to be the street) and then taking a kind of old tram farther away from the historic part of town (protected buildings galore) the was the Bulgaria Mall, a newer style mall that was actually doing a lot of business (we visited in early December, so the middle of the Christmas shopping season).
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