Malling of America shows Paramus morphs into shopping hub
Paramus New Jersey transformed from farmland to a shopping center capital with Garden State Plaza Fashion Center and Bergen Mall hosting hundreds of stores. The article notes high taxes as catalyst, traffic and pollution concerns, and social dynamics including racial composition, senior centers, and casual dating culture surrounding the malls.
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Paramus
N.J
NEA
Times Square
Garden State Plaza
Fashion Center
Bergen Mall
Alexander's
Bloomingdale’s
Korvette’s
Ralph Morse
Albany
Vermont
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New York State
Jersey
Ridgewood
Fashion
Dean Witter and Co., Inc
New York Stock Exchange
James Mason
F.A.O Schwarz
Janet Tylor
F.A.O. Schwarz
Bamberger’s
Newark
Harlem
Stern Brothers
Bergen
Ohrbach’s
Centaur Sunk by Japanese Submarine in 1943
About 300 people perished when the Australian hospital ship Centaur was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on May 14, 1943, off the coast during World War II.
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Centaur
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John Kellen
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Frank Baumgart
John Pignatelli
Tom Gordon
Dick Nowatka
Fred Boese
Sisson’s Furniture
Sisson
P.s
P.P.S
Sisson’s
P.p.p.s
SHOP
Sterling