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Xanadu/American Dream
🕑 Added 2020-12-24 17:24:57 +0000 UTCA megamall in New Jersey took almost 18 years to open. When it did, it was missing one of the most unique aspects of the original plans.
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Show notes:
- Timeline of American Dream's planning (CNBC)
- Abandoned - American Dream Mall (YouTube)
- 2017 article mentioning the clown school (The Bergen Record)
- American Dream's website
Comments
Kait
I went to Wanna-Do City in Ft Lauderdale, Fl circa 2007 - it was super fun for a kid
Katherine Evans
Omg that makes it *even better*
Underunderstood
I probably should have mentioned this in the discussion, actually. That name/origin *would* make lots of sense, but Mills has actually said they named it after the movie! So it sounds like maybe they were not aware of the poem? [John]
Katherine Evans
Xanadu is a Kubla Khan/pleasure dome reference, not a movie. I mean I guess also the movie but the movie is referencing the Coolridge poem.
