How did Minnesota become home to the world’s first shopping mall?

Southdale’s architect had a vision to thwart the cold and create an indoor town square in Edina where it was always 75 ...
Star Tribune

With Kowalski’s coming to Southdale, the first U.S. mall gets closer to roots

News that a Kowalski’s Market was coming to Southdale made the headlines. The grocery store would replace a portion of the mall some remember as the former Herberger’s space (also known as the former ...
Finance & Commerce

Behind the scenes at Southdale

If you grew up in these parts, there’s a good chance you were familiar with the Southdale Center mall in Edina. Southdale always has been revered as the first of its class — the nation’s first ...
Twin Cities Business

Finally, Some Love for Southdale

Back when Elvis Presley hit number one with “Heartbreak Hotel” and Dwight Eisenhower was running for reelection, Southdale Center was the talk of the retail world. That was 1956, when its opening ...
Finance & Commerce

Southdale mall continues to struggle — even under new ownership

For years, the stagnant state of the iconic Southdale regional mall in Edina was blamed on its troubled parent company, the Maryland-based Mills Corp. New ownership was supposed to herald a new life ...