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.
This emporium was a first in North American retailingâbilled as the worldâs first department store. Wanamaker hated that term, insisting that it be called a âcomposite storeâ. (Thereâs also some question as to whether it even merits that title. New York Cityâs Iron Palace opened in 1862; the Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution in Salt Lake City was founded in 1868.) Wanamakerâs âcomposite storeâ was a marvel.