Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin (22 April [O.S. 10 April] 1870 â 21 January 1924), was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist.
Scenes From the First American Shopping Mall, Filmed in 1956. In 1956, the Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota, opened its doors and became America's first climate-controlled indoor shopping mall. If you take a look at the video above, shared by Kottke.org, you'll notice that Southdale Center looks a lot like a typical mall.
The Westminster Arcade opened in 1892, introducing the English-style indoor shopping experience to the United States. But in recent years, like so many other retail locations across the U.S., the mall had fallen on hard times.