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Cleveland's Severance Center
Cleveland's Higbee's chain anchored the north end of SEVERANCE CENTER with this high-end Mid-Century Modern structure. The store, which was the second Higbee's branch, featured two restaurants; The Hobnail Room and Pronto Room.
A documentary which offers a contradictory viewpoint to the "all malls are dead or dying" declaration. A short history of the American shopping center and mall is also provided.
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