ala moana is the largest outdoor mall in america.
ala moana is the largest outdoor mall in america.
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costing us$25 million in 1959, ala moana center had eighty-seven stores and four thousand parking spaces. ala moana center was remodeled extensively in various phases. new designs reflected modern hawaiian architectural principles, emphasizing the importance of the symbolism of various natural phenomena found in hawaii. asian pacific rim motifs have been adopted reflecting the large asian population of residents in hawaii. for decades, a centerpiece of ala moana center was its koi ponds. in the japanese culture, koi represents happiness and tranquility. despite these enhancements, the design of the center has been criticized for its over-built appearance and hodge-podge architecture, the result of years of modifications and expansions under different owners. still, ala moana center architecture and layouts inspired its owner in 2004 to invest over us$1 billion in remodeling various other shopping centers across canada and the united states, using ala moana center as a template. as of 2018, ala moana is valued at nearly $6 billion and is the largest outdoor mall in the world.
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for much of the 20th century, algonquin was a quasi-resort town and people from the chicago area would visit the town in order to escape urban life. the fox river offered immense recreational opportunities and several summer homes were constructed. soon, more people began living in algonquin year-round. algonquin remained a small town for much of the 20th century, growing steadily, until the 1980s, when the village's population exploded with new residential construction. the development continued in earnest in the 1990s and 2000s. the village's first shopping center, algonquin town center, was constructed in the late 1980s on east algonquin road and numerous die & mold industries were established west of downtown. in the 1990s, development shifted to randall road, which saw the construction of numerous retailers, restaurants, and services, beginning in 1993. in 2004, the 80-store algonquin commons outdoor mall (the largest outdoor mall in illinois) opened for business, followed by the algonquin galleria outdoor mall, which is under development and saw its first stores open in 2006. in the mid-2000s, development also began on the algonquin corporate campus, which is slated to include industrial and office development spread over on the southwest side of the village, bringing hundreds of high-paying jobs to the area.
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