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Originally Posted by Boiseguy
Personally I would be against having any large scale shopping center in a city center until it is past the critical mass point of residents living within the city center to support it... 15-20K...
if you don't have that critical mass yet.. it is crazy to even consider a large scale shopping center.. because you're forced to draw upon suburbanites to support it.... and then your city center follows suburban culture...
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Well, are you and everyone else here familiar about the "Mall Wars" that occurred in the Treasure Valley in the 70s and early 80s? If not, I can definitely tell the story.