The Mall Boom Shapes Suburban Life Across America
A survey of Westroads near Omaha and other malls shows they lure shoppers for dining, socializing, and events. Malls attract tourists, raise nearby property values, and reshape local economies with anchor stores, large rents, and extensive development. Critics warn of traffic, loss of small-town business, and urban sprawl.
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Troy
Mich
Somerset Mall
Fifth Avenue
Midwest
Detroit
Mission Hills Sees Quadrupled Property Taxes Amid Tight Budget
In Mission Hills Kansas property taxes surged from 8 dollars on a 50 000 home in 1977 to 34 68 in 1978 and could reach 102 in 1979 if approved. The town of about 4000 residents with high average income raises taxes to offset lost intangibles tax on dividends and interest. There is almost no local business, with 1300 homes and three golf clubs across two square miles near the Kansas Missouri line.
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Westroads
Omaha
Kansas City
Joseph Vitt
Chicago
Denver
Avoca
Iowa
Des Moines
Mission Hills
Kan
California
Johnson County
Kansas-Missouri Line
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Buckley
Greece
Alfred Barr
Lenox Square
Peachtree Road
Atlanta
Winnie Mansfield
Courreges
Lenox
Europe
South America
Peachtree
Collier Gladin
Crestwood
St. Louis
Crestwood Plaza
America
Sears
May Stores
Jcpenney
E. J. Korvette
Gimbels
John F. Maguire
King of Prussia, Pa
Gary Winter
Edina
Minn
Minneapolis
Southdale Mall
Southdale
Cesar Pelli
Yale
School of Architecture
Fox Valley
Burlington
Michael S. Dukakis
Pyramid Company
State Line
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Frank Keefe
Massachusetts
Steve Soboloff
Lakewood Mall
Los Angeles
Soboloff
Evergreen
Ron Weller
Sharpstown Center
Houston
Westdale Mall
Younkers
Ree Yyet
Cedar Rapids
1St Ave. S. E
Giant Store
16Th Ave. S
Dennzoil
Mait
Westley’s
Bleche-Wite
Pennzoil
S.T.P
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