"Julie Bove" wrote in message ...


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>> We stopped in there yesterday just to see if there was something of
>> interest. Nope. Actually my mom needed to go into a store in the same
>> strip mall ...
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> What is a 'strip mall'? Is that the same as 'shopping mall'?


Strip malls often border shopping malls but they don't have to. It is
simply two or more stores or other businesses such as restaurants, hair or
nail salons, banks, etc., strung together in a row but sharing the same
parking lot. There may or may not be some sort of overhang that prevents
you from getting wet if you have to go from business to business.

Some strip malls have as little as 2-3 businesses there. Others are much
larger and might form an L shape or even have stores on 3 sides. Here's a
link that has pics.

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We often use the term "shopping plaza" to refer to this type of design.

MaryL