print email comment close Evolution of the Shopping Center URL: http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/soc/shoppingcenter.html Description: An illustrated timeline on the development of shopping centers in the United States. Features information about the antecedents of shopping centers, the creation of department stores, and the impact of automobiles. Includes links to related sites. From a history professor at the University of San Diego. Author: Schoenherr, Steve Extra Keywords mall Library of Congress Subject Headings: Retail trade Shopping centers Shopping centers -- United States -- History LII Database Information: Record 15280 created by Maria Brandt on 10/12/2004 Last modification on 10/12/2004 Published: 10/12/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15280