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Okay...flagship store. Says nothing about it being a flagship store for Texas or the South. You made that part up.
This tells you the 3 largest Dilliard's store in the USA, use your common sense. If Dallas has the largest Dilliard's in Texas I am sure it is the largest in the south, because they didn't list another store that is larger.
This tells you the 3 largest Dilliard's store in the USA, use your common sense. If Dallas has the largest Dilliard's in Texas I am sure it is the largest in the south, because they didn't list another store that is larger.
That's Wikipedia though. There aren't even reference links. Doesn't matter though.
One store in Dallas I really love is Stanley Korshak. Local exclusive department stores are my favorite(shame that most cities dont have them anymore) because that's where you find the clothes that the fashionistas in that particular city are wearing.
Stanley Korshak reminds me of Ultimo in Chicago, Louis Boston and Wilkes Bashford in SF.
It's the mall to go to for a lot of people (particularly out-of-towners), and it's atmosphere is a bit more egalitarian than the more refined (and somewhat snobbish) Northpark. The view of the ice skating rink with the skylight above is an iconic Houston image. I also like how hotels and office buildings were incorporated into the structure. Northpark is a great mall, but Galleria has that "city-within-a-city" feel to it due to it's more complex layout.
It's a mall that has had a variety of renovations and expansions over the years. However, I don't like how you have to walk through Saks (or bypass it on an outdoor corridor) to get to the Galleria III section though. I think that the Galleria III section has suffered due to this (it can be pretty empty compared to the rest of the mall) and the duplication of Macy's (the Macy's in Galleria IV was originally a Foley's). Plus, I find that section of the mall to be sort of dated (at least the last time I went there). I like how Galleria IV has a curving pathway plus an awesome fountain.
Both are great malls and Texas is lucky to have them. In a day and age when malls are considered passe and people preferring to go to "lifestyle centers" to fulfill their retail needs, Northpark and The Galleria have both managed to keep up with the times the way a mall should.
The tourists seem to prefer Galleria Dallas up north.
I don't like how the upscale shopping is split into two malls rather than one mall. Northpark might have been the premier shopping destination in TEXAS over Houston Galleria if not for the Galleria Dallas.
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The Galleria is cool. It reminds me of a much larger Lenox Square. It's the mall to go to for a lot of people (particularly out-of-towners), and it's atmosphere is a bit more egalitarian than the more refined (and somewhat snobbish) Northpark. The view of the ice skating rink with the skylight above is an iconic Houston image. I also like how hotels and office buildings were incorporated into the structure. Northpark is a great mall, but Galleria has that "city-within-a-city" feel to it due to it's more complex layout.
Even the townspeople regularly shop there with all the middle-class stores included in II and IV (and the upscale shoppers have to mix in with them). You can even get into the iconic Williams Tower through a passageway in the third level. The Galleria area is akin to L.A.'s Century City on its Westside. I prefer Westfield Century City and the Century City area in general over the Galleria area because of the elegance of the Westside and the area's architecture which includes some famous buildings.
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However, I don't like how you have to walk through Saks (or bypass it on an outdoor corridor) to get to the Galleria III section though. I think that the Galleria III section has suffered due to this (it can be pretty empty compared to the rest of the mall) and the duplication of Macy's (the Macy's in Galleria IV was originally a Foley's). Plus, I find that section of the mall to be sort of dated (at least the last time I went there). I like how Galleria IV has a curving pathway plus an awesome fountain.
I end up desensitized after all those moments of going through Saks to make it into the old Macy's. If you are there at night and want to check out what you may have missed in the other one, you better cross Saks before they close for the day or else go outside in the humidity.
I heard that Simon was going to tear down III and do something new with it.
Like someone on this forum once said, I don't take a chain naming their finite number of stores "flagships" seriously. Their fashions are a joke but the humor runs out after 5 minutes.
I couldn't agree more. I like it whenever I want to go shopping, I only need go to one place. That's why I like South Coast Plaza so much. I regard it as the nation's best in terms of shopping because it really has pretty much EVERYTHING under one roof and is still growing with more stores.
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I don't like how the upscale shopping is split into two malls rather than one mall.
NorthPark Center have new parking garages that was built when the mall was expanded.
Not nearly as many as Houston's Galleria & not nearly as large. You won't find any 6-7 story parking garages at Northpark, no way. Northpark is all surface lot for the most part...ugly.
That said, I really think North Park can hold its own. There are very few stores for which you need go to Galleria Dallas if you are all for upscale shopping.
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I couldn't agree more. I like it whenever I want to go shopping, I only need go to one place. That's why I like South Coast Plaza so much. I regard it as the nation's best in terms of shopping because it really has pretty much EVERYTHING under one roof and is still growing with more stores.
Lol @ people keep making these Dallas vs. Houston threads and Dallas keeps winning. Polls don't really meaning anything though. Plus I bet Houston would win in other categories.
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