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.
Pacific Mall. Billed as the Largest Chinese Indoor Mall in North America, this Markham tourist attraction is more about visual overstimulation, exploration and snacking on addictive cream puffs from Beard Papa's (the world's most perfectly, disturbingly named snack stand) than stocking up on the necessities.