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FRESNO

"Though the Fresno Mall is relatively modest, its miracle may offer greater hope for the future of the American city than the ambitious, cataclysmic urban renewal projects in larger cities."

Wolf Von Eckhardt
Washington Post, May 31, 1965
Reprinted with permission of the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service.


"The Mall represents the joint design work of Victor Gruen Associates and Eckbo, Dean and Williams. Their creation appeals to every sense. Every detail...the patterned walks, trees, plants, numerous fountains and works of art...contributes to the total sensory appeal. One gets the feeling that the Mall is more than a city street closed to traffic or a city park. It takes on the quality of an aesthetic experience."

David Haimbach in the American City, April 1965

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[[image - photograph of the Fresno Mall, in Fresno, California]]