Nostalgia-flavored Shopping Centers

A new "Main street" retail center in suburban Houston is part of a trend toward "nostalgia-flavored" centers.

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March 28, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

"Developers are creating the Main Street-style centers in suburban areas that have never really had much of a downtown or urban core, such as The Woodlands. 'You are talking about going back in time to a simpler way of life,' Hernandez said. 'It's taking the old Main Street and making it better.'"

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: New 'Main Street' coming to Woodlands

Wednesday, March 27, 2002 in The Houston Chronicle

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