and Martin was hoping he would decide to lease a shop in the mall. Teens and young professionals have been drawn to Brickell's palm-tree-lined backdrops and distinctive glass and steel trellis ...

The allure of the shopping mall has begun to fade, and across the country, malls have watched customer traffic steadily decline, as the complexes lose anchor stores or shutter completely.

It was the birth of the US shopping mall: a cultural institution that would extend across the country and define America’s suburban landscape. But while the modern shopper has evolved, the mall has ...