Upward mobility; The shops at Columbus Circle might be the city's first successful vertical mall.

From: WWD | Date: November 28, 2005| Author: Edelson, Sharon | Copyright information

Byline: Sharon Edelson

NEW YORK -- Like any high-profile and ambitious project, the Shops at Columbus Circle had its share of critics, a chorus who said New Yorkers would never take to shopping and dining in a vertical mall.

And they had history to back their theory: Herald Center on Sixth Avenue and West 33rd Street failed as a luxury venue and is now populated by Daffy's, Payless Shoes, Mrs. Field's and a Division of Motor Vehicles outpost. Manhattan Mall,...

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