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SF has a better urban shopping environment, both cities have a great collection of stores. But let's keep it 100% though when referring to the shopping in Dallas. The "suburban" shopping isn't centered in cookie cutter malls. NorthPark Center and Highland Park Village are both world class shopping venues. Galleria Dallas is nice too, but not nearly on the same level. Central Dallas has several areas with "urban" shopping: Uptown, Downtown, Design District, Bishop Arts, The Oak Lawn neighborhood houses GLBT oriented retail stores and Knox-Henderson is quickly becoming a big magnet for urban retail and trendy restaurants. Preston Center is getting a lot of retail and restaurant attention these days as well.
SF for independent eclectic boutiques...interesting urban shopping districts
Dallas certainly for suburban-style shopping malls
It isn't like the Bay Area doesn't have great suburban malls too. The difference is Dallas has huge city limits that include all the sprawl in the city proper, but boundaries are arbitrary and don't reflect actual life on the ground. There are plenty of suburban malls people in SF can go to that are the same as those in Dallas.
It isn't like the Bay Area doesn't have great suburban malls too. The difference is Dallas has huge city limits that include all the sprawl in the city proper, but boundaries are arbitrary and don't reflect actual life on the ground. There are plenty of suburban malls people in SF can go to that are the same as those in Dallas.
Obviously I know the Bay Area has suburban malls, but SF city limits malls like Stonestown are not particularly comprehensive at all compared to the city limits malls in Dallas (Galleria, Northpark). The best mall in the Bay Area imo is in suburban San Jose- Valleyfair but that's quite a drive from the city. SF wins in independent and unique urban shopping districts, but Dallas has boutique or eclectic shopping as well.
Obviously I know the Bay Area has suburban malls, but SF city limits malls like Stonestown are not particularly comprehensive at all compared to the city limits malls in Dallas (Galleria, Northpark).
Stonestown Galleria being the only suburban mall in SF proper and is rather small, but would still be considered one of Dallas' better malls as it has stores like Armani Exchange, H&M and Nordstrom, not to mention Japanese retailer Uniqlo, which is the most coveted brand for young people in the US right now, and they currently only have locations in the NY Area and SF Bay Area.
The fact that it still seems rather lackluster is because it's in SF where downtown is so amazingly comprehensive and complete as a shopping destination that it would be difficult for any mall to really stand out being so close by.
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The best mall in the Bay Area imo is in suburban San Jose- Valleyfair but that's quite a drive from the city.
Well, that's the nature of the Bay Area-our affluent are spread are out much farther than in the Metroplex and so retailers are going to set up shop where they are.
And the best malls in the Bay Area in my opinion would be Valley Fair and Stanford Shopping Center. Santana Row across the street from Valley Fair is a shopping destination as well.
In the East Bay, Downtown Walnut Creek is clearly the largest hub for outlying shoppers there with Broadway Plaza and several major upscale retailers adjacent, all wrapped up in a very walkable and desirable environment.
Closer in, Bay Street Emeryville is the best the Oakland area has to offer as far as national brands with stores like Coach, Uniqlo, H&M, etc, but once again, Oakland and environs is a minutes long subway ride from the heart of Downtown SF.
There are several other upscale shopping malls around the Bay Area and scores of eclectic shopping districts too,
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SF wins in independent and unique urban shopping districts, but Dallas has boutique or eclectic shopping as well.
Yes I think at the end of the day, either one does exceptionally well as far as merchandise available to shoppers looking for any sort of clothing imaginable.
Obviously I know the Bay Area has suburban malls, but SF city limits malls like Stonestown are not particularly comprehensive at all compared to the city limits malls in Dallas (Galleria, Northpark). The best mall in the Bay Area imo is in suburban San Jose- Valleyfair but that's quite a drive from the city. SF wins in independent and unique urban shopping districts, but Dallas has boutique or eclectic shopping as well.
Best and Mall don't go together, unless you want to relive the 80s.
It isn't like the Bay Area doesn't have great suburban malls too. The difference is Dallas has huge city limits that include all the sprawl in the city proper, but boundaries are arbitrary and don't reflect actual life on the ground. There are plenty of suburban malls people in SF can go to that are the same as those in Dallas.
Well if you're talking about a stereotypical INDOOR suburban mall the Bay Area really doesn't have many good one's imo. In the entire East Bay from Solano Couny down through Alameda County there is ONE good indoor mall in a region of about 2.5-3 million people, Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton and even in that one there isn't a nice food court or anything. The rest are average to low brow imo.
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