strip malls through the ages

From: Dave Long (dl@silcom.com)
Date: Mon Mar 12 2001 - 13:01:55 PST


> million millionares is now a strip mall. Nothing wrong with that, if you
> like strip malls. You can find some cool shops in a strip mall.

The ancient greeks had a kind of
building called a 'stoa'. It had
a back wall, and rows of columns
to hold up the roof.

Cheap buildings, frequently used
for shops, built in linear or 'L'
conformations -- did the ancients
steal 'strip malls' along with
all our best ideas?

-Dave

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reaction details studied,
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Nitric or nitrous?
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