A Mall and Its Legacy

Download or read book A Mall and Its Legacy written by Michael Shaw and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a comprehensive look at the history of the iconic King of Prussia Mall. The author traces the roots of the mall's origins from the earliest days of Upper Merion Township to the key year of 1950-when the first of the major highways was built that made King of Prussia the focal point of interest fordevelopers who wished to capitalize on the growing market-all through the ensuing decades of growth and decline and now standing as perhaps the preeminent mall in all of Americ