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The Birth of Strip Malls: A Timeline

By Oliver Oct 07, 2026
four different pictures of the same store front and side by side in black and white
four different pictures of the same store front and side by side in black and white

San Fernando Strip Mall Truman Ave 1964

Week 5: A 90's strip mall is the perfect analogy to technoburg. Suburbs formed and buisness' looked to the neighborhood for employees and tradesmen. If you only had a parking ticket then it was safe to get a lawyer from the strip mall. If you killed someone, strip mall lawyer is not your guy.

four different pictures of the same store front and side by side in black and white
four different pictures of the same store front and side by side in black and white

What Is A Strip Mall

Searching for L.A.’s Best Thai Soup in a San Fernando Valley Strip Mall Called Armenia

Wu's Garden. Littleton, CO. Its strip mall exterior might not look like much, but it's the only Chinese food I've found in Denver that I like.

cars are lined up under the liquor - dell sign
cars are lined up under the liquor - dell sign
an intersection with cars parked and people walking on the sidewalk in front of shops, stores, and businesses
an intersection with cars parked and people walking on the sidewalk in front of shops, stores, and businesses

History Of Shopping Malls

I’m bullish on strip malls, for all their faults, as places that can adapt and endure even as the cities around them decline and falter. Here’s why.

several cars parked in front of a krispy kreme store
several cars parked in front of a krispy kreme store
two large billboards with different types of business signs on them in front of a mcdonald's
two large billboards with different types of business signs on them in front of a mcdonald's

strip mall - use to be a forest along a major road until six years ago - Stephen

When Was The First Mall Made

Collins Ave. strip mall circa 1970s

three different pictures of cars parked in front of a store
three different pictures of cars parked in front of a store
an empty parking lot in front of a building with signs on the doors and windows
an empty parking lot in front of a building with signs on the doors and windows
Searching for L.A.'s Best Thai Soup in a San Fernando Valley Strip Mall Called Armenia - LAmag
Searching for L.A.'s Best Thai Soup in a San Fernando Valley Strip Mall Called Armenia - LAmag
the front of a searss store with cars parked outside
the front of a searss store with cars parked outside
the front and side of a kmart store with cars parked in it's parking lot
the front and side of a kmart store with cars parked in it's parking lot
an old and new store with cars parked in the parking lot next to each other
an old and new store with cars parked in the parking lot next to each other
two cars are parked in front of a goldsmittt store on the street
two cars are parked in front of a goldsmittt store on the street
Revenge of the Strip Mall
Revenge of the Strip Mall
a parking lot full of cars and trucks in front of a walgreen store
a parking lot full of cars and trucks in front of a walgreen store
an old black and white photo of cars parked in front of a store
an old black and white photo of cars parked in front of a store