Shopping Centre shopping in USA
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Ala Moana Center
Holy fashion, this attractive open-air shopping mall could compete on an international runway with some of Asia's most famous malls. And the shoppers are top-shelf fashionistas, stocking up on couture. The usual mall anchors are here, (Sears and Macy's) as are the designer name brands (you name it) and the trendy teen brands (Abercrombie & Fitch).
A favorite for local color is the Crack Seed Center, where you can just scoop from jars full of pickled mangoes, candied ginger, dried cuttlefish and banzai (rice crackers, nuts and dried fish) mix. The ground floor or the shopping center is also the hub for TheBus service.
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Shopping Strips
Shopping Strips offers everything for the urban hippie, from handmade sidewalk-vendor jewelry to head-shop paraphernalia. Most appealing are, irrefutably, its terrific book and music stores.
Another strip of shops is along College Ave in the Elmwood District.
On 4th St, north of University Ave, you'll find upscale clothing, kitchen supply, book and gift stores.
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Two Rodeo
Most people shopping in Rodeo Drive gravitate to Euro-flavored Two Rodeo , a cobbled lane lined with outdoor cafés for primo people-watching. Tip: if Rodeo price tags make you gasp, head one block over to the more down-to-earth boutiques and chic chains (Lululemon to Jigsaw London) along Beverly Dr.
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La Arcada
Near Figueroa St, this historical red-tile passageway was designed by Myron Hunt (builder of the Rose Bowl in LA) in 1926. It's filled with boutiques, restaurants and whimsical public art - check out the back pocket of the window washer to see what's on his reading list.
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Eastside
Eastside has lots of trendy shopping streets that also host a few restaurants and cafés. SE Hawthorne Blvd is the biggest, N Mississippi Ave is the most recent and NE Alberta is the most artsy and funky. Down south, Sellwood is known for its antique shops.
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Paseo Nuevo
This attractive outdoor mall is anchored by Nordstrom and Macy's department stores, and includes an array of retail chains such as Gap and Victoria's Secret.
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Canal Place
A standard-issue shopping mall right at the edge of the French Quarter? That’s right, but as it’s just below the towering Wyndham New Orleans Hotel you’d hardly notice it if you weren’t looking for it. This is where you’ll want to go if your shoe suddenly implodes or if your only suit has to be shipped off to the cleaners after a gin-fizz mishap. The upscale mall is anchored by a Saks Fifth Ave store; supporting roles are played by Kenneth Cole, Ann Taylor, Laura Ashley, Brooks Brothers and Banana Republic. A multiplex cinema and the Southern Repertory Theater are on the 3rd floor. The mall parking lot is convenient and has reasonable rates.
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Jackson Brewery
This site really was a brewery once but, despite its proximity to boozy Bourbon St, the company failed, and the old brick structure was converted into a shopping mall. Jax has dozens of shops and eateries, most of them singing siren songs to unwary tourists. Proceed with caution or your next credit card statement will include charges for such items as Cajun golf clothing (?!), novelty ties, old-time photographic portraits and the like. However, if you’re looking for a crawfish T-shirt for your cool niece or a new pair of sunglasses, or are just in need of a bathroom break, come on by. There’s an ATM on the sidewalk.
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Arthur Godfrey Road
If the main shopping drag in Miami Beach were a movie, it might be titled 'Jews in Paradise.' It's no shetl, but Arthur Godfrey Rd is a popular thoroughfare for Miami Beach Jews, and possibly the best place outside Manhattan to enjoy a good Reuben (and the only place outside Tel Aviv with kosher sushi houses).
And just as Jews have shaped Miami Beach, so has the beach shaped its Jews: you can eat lox y arroz con moros (salmon with rice and beans) and while the Orthodox men don yarmulkes and the women wear headscarves, they've all got nice tans and drive flashy SUVs.
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Central Plaza Chinatown
Of late, parts of Chinatown have received an injection of hipness, no more so than at Central Plaza , conceived as an unabashedly kitschy walking mall. Outposts of contemporary cool like Munky King designer toys and the Mountain Bar mix it up with incense-scented import bazaars, an endearing wishing well and the kookily noir Hop Louie restaurant and bar in a five-tiered pagoda. Across Hill St, the galleries and studios along Chung King Rd bring out art students and aficionados in droves on opening nights.
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Nob Hill Shopping Center
If you're feeling like some exercise, head to Nob Hill; it's a good spot to stroll and lacks the touristy feel of Old Town. Walk east from UNM along Central Ave to find an eclectic mix of shops (everything from a tattoo parlor to an herbal medicine shop to a toy store) until you reach the Nob Hill Shopping Center at Carlisle. Within this shopping center, look for Beeps, which has cards and wacky novelty items; Terra Firma, which has great clogs and sandals; and Papers, which sells you-can-guess-what.
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Chicago Place Mall
This eight-story mall is occupied mostly by big chain stores such as Saks Fifth Ave and Talbots. Smaller stores that fill the gaps between the large retailers feel a little bit thrown-together, though Love From Chicago is one of the best places to get gifts and souvenirs, including the elusive Al Capone shot glass. Chicago Place Mall also boasts one of the most dramatic food courts in the city – the plant- and fountain-filled area has wonderful views.
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Tysons Corner Center
Further north in Virginia and just west of the Beltway is this gigantic shopping complex that has, over the years, metastasized into its own strange, sidewalkless suburban Edge City. It has about 250 stores from big department stores like Bloomie’s to Nordstrom, and smaller shops from Abercrombie & Fitch to Georgetown Tobacco. The adjacent complex carries haute-couture: Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, Chanel and Hermés. You’ll need to drive here.
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Fashion Outlets Las Vegas
A 40-minute drive southwest of the city, Primm’s outlet mall sits beside the California state line. There’s a decent mix of more than 100 high-end (Burberry, Coach, Ralph Lauren, Versace, Neiman Marcus Last Call) and everyday (Guess, Nike) brands. However, you can find many of them at outlet malls near the Strip and downtown. Discount coupons for the shoppers’ shuttle bus are available on the website; call for reservations.
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St Armand’s Circle
St Armand’s Circle – yes, they misspelled St Amand’s name for posterity – is a fancy shopping center, surrounded by a traffic circle and packed with posh shops and cafés, that serves as the area’s social hub. John Ringling bought land on St Armand’s Key from Charles St Amand with the intention of developing it into exactly what it is today: an upscale shopping center surrounded by posh residences.
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Japanese Village Plaza
The funny-looking tower across 1st St from the JANM is a yagura, a traditional fire lookout tower typically found in rural Japan. It's the gateway to the Japanese Village Plaza , a modern outdoor mall with gift shops, restaurants and good people-watching. A few steps west, tucked into a hidden courtyard away from the street, is the Koyasan Buddhist Temple .
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Española Way Promenade
Española Way is an 'authentic' Spanish promenade, in the Florida theme park spirit of authenticity. Whatever; it's a lovely, terracotta and cobbled arcade of rose pink and Spanish creamy architecture, perfect for art browsing (its original purpose was as an arts colony in the 1920s), window-shopping, people-watching and café sippin'. A craft market operates here on weekend afternoons.
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Potomac Mills
A fire-breathing monster of mid-Atlantic outlet malls, just a half-hour drive south of DC, it features about 250 discount shops, including Ikea, Saks, Marshall’s and Spiegel. This place now draws more tourists (about 24 million per year) and tour buses than Williamsburg or Virginia’s other historic sites, which might say something about Americans’ priorities. Take Exit 158-B off I-95.
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Hollywood & Highland
The spark plug for the neighborhood's rebirth was Hollywood & Highland, a multistory mall marrying kitsch and commerce. The main plaza is designed to frame views of LA's most recognizable landmark, the Hollywood Sign, which was erected in the Hollywood Hills in 1923 as an advertising gimmick for a real-estate development called Hollywoodland.
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Shops at Georgetown Park
Set in a 19th-century cast-iron building that once sheltered horse-drawn omnibuses, this elegant mall (with skylights and hanging plants) contains more than 100 shops. On the bottom level, you’ll find a meager food court, trickling fountains and a few shops, while the other levels contain well known stores like H&M, Anthropologie, Intermix and Victoria’s Secret.
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Aloha Tower Marketplace
This handsome harbourfront shopping centre is anchored by the 56m (184ft) Aloha Tower, built in 1926 to greet arriving cruise ships. Today the two-storey marketplace, with over 75 open-air shops and kiosks, is a theme mall with many Hawaiiana or only-in Hawaii shops. Some of Hawaii's best musicians perform at several of the waterfront restaurants and lounges.
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Ward Warehouse
This is the original Victoria Ward complex that today takes in the adjacent and more upscale Ward Centre, the rambling Wards Farmers Market and Ward Entertainment Center, a movie and restaurant complex. Ward Warehouse is an accessible two-storey complex with specialty clothing shops, music and bookstores, several courtyard eateries and free parking.
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Aroma Wilshire Center
These days, shopping around here is done at slick malls such as the new Aroma Wilshire Center near the Metro Red Line Wilshire/Western station. Pick through Korean groceries, cosmetics, music, books, stationery and all sorts of fun imports, get a workout at the golf-driving range or work out the kinks at the fancy fitness center.
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Outlet Shops
In the space of about a mile there are upwards of 120 outlet shops lining US 1 in Kittery. Of all the stores, the Kittery Trading Post is the most interesting retail spot. Opened in 1926, this was the town’s original outpost and still sells a wide range of outdoor clothing and gear.
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Town Square
Within sight of McCarran International Airport, this polished outdoor mall lined with faux facades harbors sought-after chains such as Juicy Couture, Sephora, Apple, Abercrombie & Fitch and Metropark. Palm trees wave over pedestrian-only streets, while happy-hour bars and a state-of-the-art cinema draw in the crowds.
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