Talk:City Mall, Christchurch

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Did you know... that with today's opening of the City Mall in Christchurch (pictured), the first part of the central business district reopens since the February earthquake, with 27 shops accommodated in shipping containers?

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To do[edit]

~~expand lead~~
expand 2011 reopening
add maps
possibly list notable retailers

Schwede 66 20:23, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

History: when was the grid street network planned? By who?

This is covered in Christchurch Central City.

What is the width of the mall?

20 m (as per the infobox).

Check relevant info in this study by Jan Gehl

Good idea to reference that - will do.

--Elekhh (talk) 04:43, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Answers by Schwede 66 09:58, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

World first?[edit]

Regarding the claim of this being a world first, a reader of The Press posted the following comment under an article:^[1]

Jeremy #87 12:01 am Oct 25 2011
Shipping containers have been used as both "pop up" malls and established bazaars for many years.
Early examples include a 7000 Shipping Container Bazaar in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with more modern offering that include a Tourist based Container City / Mall in Cholula Mexico two hours outside of Mexico City, the Container City in London, and a vast Boxpark Proposal in Shoreditch London.
Very Avant Garde Christchurch. Kudos.

I've found photos of the Dordoi Bazaar in Bishkek on flickr, for example this, this and this. Schwede 66 04:15, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

^ VAN BEYNEN, MARTIN (19 October 2011). "Christchurch pop-up mall may be world first". The Press. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

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[1] VAN BEYNEN, MARTIN (19 October 2011). "Christchurch pop-up mall may be world first". The Press. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

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