Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to better understand the motives of the real estate mogul and construction magnate -J.C.Nichols- responsible for the construction of the first non-centrally located shopping mall in the United States in Kansas City in the 1920s. Specifically, this study focuses on why and how Nichols resorted to a pastiche of “Spanish” historicist architectural styles to create this new space of consumerism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 33-42 |
Journal | Bulletin d'Histoire Contemporaine de l'Espagne |
State | Published - Feb 22 2019 |