The second part of the Urban Roamer's SM mall story looks at how SM City North EDSA first defined the PH mall experience.
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An SM Mall Story (As Told By 3 Malls) – Part 1: An Introduction
The Urban Roamer presents a new multi-part feature which looks at the history and evolution of the SM mall as told by its 3 prominent malls.
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Of Bygone Days and An Uncertain Future: The Saga Of Harrison Plaza
Before there was the mall, there was a park. Harrison Park as it was called and it was a pretty wide open green space. It served as breathing space in the midst of the growing congestion in southern part of the city. It also served as a natural extension to the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex located right across it as kids played football and softball in the greens. There is also Manila Zoo nearby, which made the park a children’s zone for play and fun. You can imagine how big the old Harrison Park was. Unfortunately, the bigwigs at Manila City Hall (the land where the park is located is…
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The Good Ol’ Greenhills Shopping Center, Part 1
Mention the place Greenhills and automatically, the first thing that comes to mind is the shopping center there. But make no mistake of dismissing it as just some regular shopping area. Greenhills Shopping Center is itself a landmark of sorts that urban denizens and even tourists have come to know and love over the years, long before the shopping mall chains dominated the urban landscape. EARLY YEARS Greenhills Shopping Center came about from a masterplan of the development of the greater Greenhills area as a residential-commercial development project by the Ortigas and Company. Renowned architect Juan Nakpil came up with the design of the structure as construction would begin by…
