The Evolution of the Shopping Centre in North America

The idea of the shopping centre is nothing new. In fact, shopping centres have been around in many countries for centuries, although they tend to go by different names. In North America, the term “shopping centre” for some refers to an open air retail complex, although it is used interchangeably by most people with the term “shopping mall”.

Transition to the suburbs

North America only began to take on the look that we would associate with “modern” after the end of World War II, in the 1950s. During this time, people began moving en masse to cities for work and convenience, but many were not interested in living close to the industrialized centres of cities. Instead, they located their homes in neighbourhoods built slightly out of the way View the rest of this article