The subject of shopping may sound one-dimensional at first, but there's a lot to be said about urban form and how we access centers of commerce that are available to us. In this episode we think back on our experiences growing up in and around main streets and shopping malls, and what we think the future of commerce looks like - and how it can foster community - despite online shopping and suburban sprawl.

As always, you can find more at http://thirdwaveurbanism.com/ and check out our respective social media accounts for more urban observations. Katrina can be found at https://twitter.com/think_katrina Kristen can be found at https://twitter.com/blackurbanist

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Here are some of the notes from this episode:

Nostalgic stores now gone: http://metv.com/lists/7-discount-stores-from-back-in-the-day-you-probably-forgot-existed

The "buy nothing" movement: https://www.adbusters.org/bnd/

The development of strip malls in America: http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottbeyer/2016/08/26/americas-ugly-strip-malls-were-caused-by-government-regulation/#352ab5b4492d

Supermarket history: http://www.groceteria.com/

Documentary on supermarkets: http://www.hulu.com/watch/221947

Retrofitting Suburbia Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_dunham_jones_retrofitting_suburbia?language=en

And just for fun/nostalgia-busting, what Hot Topic looks like now: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/this-is-what-hot-topic-looks-like-now?utm_term=.lmEZ1o5W2#.ky02r3a5A

Intro and closing music is "Urban Life" by Gustavs Strazdin used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode