A review by overbooked_va
Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall by Alexandra Lange

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

An informative look at that bastion of American culture, the shopping mall. I was expecting more of a cultural rumination, and while that is present to some degree, it’s a more academic take on architectural history, trends, and zoning. Oh so much zoning. I found it repetitive at times, often thinking I’m certain I just read this bit of information a few paragraphs ago. But all in all, I enjoyed the material even if it was much drier than I anticipated.