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World’s largest enclosed mall reshapes suburban life in Schaumburg
Andrew H. Malcolm profiles Woodfield Mall, the 177-store, 90 million dollar, tri level center expanding across 191 acres. The piece notes former farmer Ed Oehlerking’s windfall, the mall’s commuter traffic, parking, security precincts, and its mix of shops from skirts to snakes, with residents reflecting on scale and permanence.
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Andrew H. Malcolm
New York Times
Schaumburg
Ill
Ed Oehlerking
Farmer Oehlerking
Florida
Cook County
Woodfield Mall
Vatican City
Orlando
Oahu
Suburbia
Oehlerking
J. C. Penney
Eddie Friese
Bill Rohlwing
Clausings
Marian Oehlerking
Woodfield
Arthur Woods
Sears Roebuck
Marshall Field
Marshall Field’s
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