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Edmonton is home to the second largest mall in North America

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Edmonton_Mall

yet Edmonton itself is only the 33rd largest city in NA. As someone who grew up in a dull commuter suburb and hated every minute of it, this ratio of mall size to population is not inspiring.

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Having a large indoor area for people to congregate and entertain themselves in a location with very long and cold winters might not be comparable to having one in a location with milder weather.

I agree with this.

Much of the square footage is devoted to entertainment pursuits that don't have a roof and close for the winter elsewhere in Canada.

Living in Edmonton, I don't see much evidence of the mall apocalypse that is supposedly affecting the rest of North America.

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