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Why Are Strip Malls Called Strip Malls?

By Oliver Oct 07, 2026
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

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.

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

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

What Is A Strip Mall

Metal Building Strip Mall: Cost & ROI Guide 2026

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
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

Why Are They Called Malls

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

Metal Building Strip Mall: Cost & ROI Guide
Metal Building Strip Mall: Cost & ROI Guide
Revenge of the Strip Mall
Revenge of the Strip Mall

There is only one place worth going in this strip mall....

Difference Between Mall And Strip Mall

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Revitalizing strip malls

an empty store front with the words just designed the perfect strip mall that will get exactly zero visitors each day
an empty store front with the words just designed the perfect strip mall that will get exactly zero visitors each day
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
a large sign with many different business signs on it
a large sign with many different business signs on it
Which Two Strip Mall Stores Are You A Combo Of?
Which Two Strip Mall Stores Are You A Combo Of?
several people are walking out of the front of a building with cars parked outside it
several people are walking out of the front of a building with cars parked outside it
Stuck with Strip Malls
Stuck with Strip Malls
an artist's rendering of the front of a retail center with cars parked in it
an artist's rendering of the front of a retail center with cars parked in it
several cars are parked in front of a small retail store on a clear day with no clouds
several cars are parked in front of a small retail store on a clear day with no clouds
an aerial view of a building with cars parked in the parking lot next to it
an aerial view of a building with cars parked in the parking lot next to it
The Strip Mall vs. the Multi-Way Boulevard: In consideration of subtle differences
The Strip Mall vs. the Multi-Way Boulevard: In consideration of subtle differences

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