Monday, May 14, 2007

The Daily Mall Reader: Sherman Oaks Galleria

A daily dose of mall-related reading...

"Like, totally, the end of one mall's era"

CNN.com - April 15, 1999

(Excerpt) Remember, like, Valley Girls?

Think back to the early '80s. Think malls filled with mini-skirted teens with big hair and their own special language. Think "gag me with a spoon." Fer shure. You remember.

But that was a long time ago. The species has disappeared. And now, the last visible symbol of that era is on the way out: the Galleria is shutting down.

There was a time when the Sherman Oaks Galleria was the most famous mall in America, at least among those of a certain age.

Read the full article here.

1 comment:

  1. Another rich history to a sad ending. How depressing is this?

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