Wolfchase Galleria

The socioeconomic significance of malls is seen through visual culture, where the mall has become a place to meet up with friends and family, on any day of the week – weekends being the busiest. Hence “the mall has become a centre of life, where the most memorable moments, holidays and birthdays are spent, dinners are held all under one roof” (Stokrocki 80). In Toronto the two largest malls I explored were the Toronto Eaton’s Centre and Yorkdale Mall – both of which included over 200 stores, eateries, rainforest cafés, and a movie theatre. However what was evident about these two malls apart from the rest included anti social behaviours despite families being grouped together. Although people were together, the sense of togetherness was plastic just like the manikins of store displays. It appeared as though families were shopping just as an excuse to go out as a “family” even though children, teens and adults would disperse into the stores of their choice and meet up at the end for a takeout meal, contacting each other through their phones. In addition to this observation included the fact that families shopping with other families or family friends were more of an exploitation of social and economic class. People being able to spend at stores like Michael Kors, Coach, Tory Burch, Abercrombie & Fitch, Lululemon, Kate Spade and many more, without worrying about going over budget meant being affluent. What really needs to be questioned is the idea that if these people spend at

A vivid depiction about the mall’s ……………. around it gives the audience the impression of already visiting the mall. The press kit contained a array of details concerning the mall:

During this second observation at Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, I learned many things. I went to this location on a Saturday night, where it was full of young people. The weather outside was warm, but rainy, so I believe this caused even more people to look for indoor fun, so the mall was packed on this Saturday night.

Hours after driving in the region of the Panama City Beach strip, I decided that we should go back home. Since my friend drove the largest part around the strip, he let all the driving to me. It was around 1:30 am. I was heavy-eyed, but not sleepy enough in order to impair my driving skills. My friend was guiding me the way home since I was not as familiar with it as he was, but some how due to the darkness of the night, I passed the street that I was supposed to turn, and it lead us to about 20 minutes off the schedule we had planned.

The Uptown Shopping District is a popular location for shopping and dining. Well-equipped with over 60 stores and restaurants, those who are visting are sure to find something that will picque their interest. Additionally, Fort Walton's Downtown is known for its arts and entertainment. The area is also home to a number of unique shops and resturants. The walkable arts district also offers a number of stores that offer antiques and collectable merchandise.

As we were walking we stopped and waited for the walking signal to mandate us to go. After we crossed we looked around, and could not find our group in the crowd of people walking. We looked across the busy highway and realized that everyone else didn’t cross the road yet. That happened a lot. It took forever to get to the restaurant because everytime we crossed the road we would have to stop and wait for everyone else to catch up. Our group split up at almost every crosswalk.

Suburban shopping malls are malls where with a single location shoppers can visit more over hundreds shops all of different kinds, i.e. shoppers can eat, watch movies, dine and walk. Most Americans could hung out here all the entire day and feel much uplifted in spirit by their experience. Suburban regional malls were designed to be a substitute or even a replacement for a city central business district. In 50s such malls were small but today it stands out to be a large malls that can be categorized into eight types, include; Neighborhood centers, community centers, regional centers, superregional centers, fashion/ specialty centers, power centers, theme/

Pointing and sprinting from store to store, bags in hand and wallet held tight. The sounds of screaming, laughing, and talking fill the space. Cash registers beaming and cards being swiped. There’s just no other place like this; a shopping mall. Today, buying clothes or items of interest is highly popular. All of one’s favorite stores feet away from each other, this ritual is composed of elements that might not seem very evident without looking close enough. At the International Plaza in beautiful Tampa Florida, I conducted observations and my own experiences as well to analysis this ritual as a cultural phenomenon. Through this research, we can understand the true meaning of a shopping mall.

Wolf Lodge Steakhouse is everything the name would indicate - delicious steaks, ski lodge atmosphere and friendly faces. For the perfect date night, try the classic 34-ounce "Sweetheart" steak dinner for two. It is a center cut top sirloin served with fresh bread, soup or salad, fresh seasonal vegetables and choice of potato. Other steak options include filet mignon, New York strip, ribeye and porterhouse. For a unique starter, go for the Rocky Mountain oyster. Hint, these don't come in a shell. Ask the Wolf Lodge Steakhouse server about these delicacies.

Castleton, Greenwood, Circle Centre, Lafayette, and Washington Square are the many of malls located in Indianapolis who all are found on different sides of town. They are very enormous buildings that have many different stores that everyone in the family will have a place to get things from. The one mall I like the most is Castleton Square because it has a variety of stores and it has majority of the stores that I love shopping at. Castleton is always packed with crowds of people who are noisy and extremely loud with every one holding a conversation with the person on the side of them causes it to be even louder. This mall has a section called The Food Court which consists of millions of food varieties that everyone loved, therefore this part of the mall is almost always packed. The mall was so big that its time consuming to buy outfits especially when you are trying to find a particular item and they do not it in your size or certain color. Like a kid in a candy store, I love going to the mall to shop until I drop not even considering the time at all.

There was plenty of commotion in Dealy Plaza as I walked through and turned town a side street. The president was driving through today on his tour around America. Crowds have gathered like I had never seen before; people lined the sidewalks with banners and signs, swarming just trying to get a glimpse of the beloved president. But I trudged on looking for the little coffee shop at the end of the street. As I neared the windows were closed, and there were no tables outside, a feeling of disappointment swept over me as I stood outside the closed coffee shop staring at it hoping that it will magically open. A sleek black limousine with tinted windows that the naked eye cannot penetrate pulled up outside the coffee shop. I try to peer through the window and then BAM! 2 men pick me up like a ragdoll and shove me in the car.

Shopping malls didn't just happen. They are not the result of wise planners deciding that suburban people, having no social life and stimulation, needed a place to go (Bombeck, 1985). The mall was originally conceived of as a community center where people would converge for shopping, cultural activity, and social interaction (Gruen & Smith, 2005). It is safe to say that the mall has achieved and surpassed those early expectations. Unfortunately,

store at the Waterside Shops is designed very well. You enter the mall itself through one of the side walkways from the parking lot or parking garage and you enter all the stores through the inside of the mall. It is set up like a big atrium with water features in the center. You enter the store and they have all the glass counters split up and divided by jewelry item and accessories. The men’s items are all in the same area of the store. In the back corner they have a area where they clean jewelry which customers have brought in to get shined and cleaned up.

Rayzor Ranch Marketplace has a diverse selection of 42 retailers covering an 800,000 square foot lot. The marketplace was established in Fall of 2010. It is located off of Highway 380 and University Dr. in Denton, Texas. Having only been around for 5 years the shopping center appears very contemporary compared to older shopping centers nearby. The parking lots are clean and trash free and the paint stripes are easily visible. The landscape is very well kept and there are potted flowers in the gathering areas. Overall the shopping center provides a refreshing look to the community.

A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version of the traditional marketplace.