Talk:Mall of Memphis

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[edit] "Memphis is the largest enclosed shopping mall ever to..."

The line "Memphis is the largest enclosed shopping mall ever to cease operations in the United States." can't be true, unless it's referring to something else. Cinderella City Mall in Englewood, Colorado had 1.35 million square feet of retail space compared to Memphis' 800,000+. Before I edit this, can someone provide clarification on this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Xtsubarublazin (talk • contribs) .

I believe that information was originally sourced from Preservation Magazine, a publication of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The original article read:

"On Christmas Eve, Tennessee's Mall of Memphis earned the dubious honor of being the largest shopping mall ever to close its doors. If, years from now, we come to recognize this closing as a turning point in the history of American retailing, it will mark the end of an era that began partly in the late 19th century with the great Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and peaked in the 1950s with a socialist designer from Vienna, Victor Gruen. These men are the subjects of two new books that push us to think about how to create engaging spaces in our sprawled cities."

http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/archives/arc_mag/ma04books.htm

Not sure about the source accuracy.

Dforce 01:03, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

And I've cited it in the article. SchuminWeb (Talk) 01:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Understood - the fact was found on an article, but if the fact is obviously not true, should it still be on the Wiki? Xtsubarublazin 04:23, 12 November 2006 (UTC)