The Man Who Invented, Then Hated, Shopping Malls

2016-07-04

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Victor Gruen is, according to history, the man who invented the shopping mall... but that wasn't quite what he was aiming for. And it seemed like an appropriate day to do a video about suburban sprawl -- happy Independence Day, America!

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