Meet Me by the Fountain Quotes

“When I emailed an archive for a picture of what was arguably America’s first shopping center, the librarian wrote back with the needed links and added, “As a child of the 1990s, I’ve got many a fond memory of the mall, including the fad kiosks (pogs, especially).”
― Alexandra Lange, Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall

“These early successes were a boon to developers, who could now confidently double their shopping area and add the final technological breakthrough that made a mall a mall: air-conditioning.”
― Alexandra Lange, Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall

“People often tell me that they get lost in malls. Malls are a habitat. Some of us are natives. If you grew up hiking, you know to look for blazes. If you grew up with malls, you know to look for the anchor stores, the fountain, the food court. Orient yourself to those cardinal points before you set out.”
― Alexandra Lange, Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall