Mall Walk

It seems weird to me that everyone drives to the mall, only to end up walking around for hours. It’s evident that walking in the mall all day fatigues many people from the amount of escalators, elevators, and benches. It’s a great place to people watch, and is arguably more social than the streets near my house in downtown Minneapolis. It is a leisurely place to be. People enjoy being around other people. It’s rare to see people not cluster together in some fashion or another. The built environment is quite weird, although with all the time most people spend in the mall it seems to become normal. I don’t go to the mall very often, I don’t think I would ever want it to become a replacement for the outdoor environment.