^^^ Well in this thread, I guess I'm a troll!
But the fact remains that shopping malls outside the core of a city suck and just contribute even more to sprawl. Just look at the crappy suburbia completely surrounding the West Edmonton Mall, as a prime example. I find it ridiculous that both Minneapolis and Edmonton have built these behomoths. Sure, they draw tourists in, but they are still Malls! Instead, the downtowns of Minneapolis and Edmonton should have built/build landmark attractions that attract people to the core and add culture and life to the city, not the 'burbs.
I think most of the intelligent people on this board will agree with me.