Thread: Was the 80s the peak of the suburban era and the nadir of cities in the US?
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Old Posted Oct 22, 2022, 10:37 PM
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I don't know if suburbia or the city was at its peak, but the mall was. Some cities prospered, some didn't, some suburbs prospered, some didn't.

Was there such a thing as a declining mall in the 80s? Were there any?
Dixie Square Mall in south suburban Chicago closed in 1978. It's the mall chase scene in the Blues Brothers.
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