Strip mall
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A strip mall, strip center, strip plaza, shopping village, shopping plaza, or simply plaza is a type of shopping center common in North America and Australia where the stores are arranged in a row, wi
An example of a small strip mall in Onalaska, Wisconsin
The Park & Shop in Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C. (1930) is one of the earliest examples of a small center with dedicated on-site parking in front.
The Wilshire Gramercy Plaza is an example of a mini-mall in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California in 2009
Power center (retail)
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A power center or big-box center is a shopping center development typically ranging from 250,000 to 600,000 square feet of gross leasable area that usually contains three or more big box anchor tenant
Strip mall
…self-contained, with few pedestrian connections to surrounding neighborhoods. Smaller strip malls may be called mini-malls, while larger ones may be called power centers or big box centers. In 2013, The New York Times reported that the United States had 65,840 strip malls. In 2020, The Wall Street Journal wrote that in…
Power centers often list their anchor tenants on tall roadside signs, like this one at Indio Towne Center in Indio, California.
Aerial view of 280 Metro Center (at bottom), showing location relative to San Francisco
DC USA, a vertical power center in Washington, D.C.
Big-box store entrances in Gateway Center, Brooklyn