Photo: The Arcade

The Arcade

October, 1986
Providence, RI

The Arcade was a forerunner to the modern shopping mall—an enclosed structure with three levels of shops and restaurants. Living in Minnesota I know that Southdale in Edina claims to be the country's oldest shopping mall (built in 1956), but in fact the Arcade was built in 1828. I think the Arcade wins.

To view it with Google Earth, go to 41°49'26.14"N, 71°24'37.84"W.

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