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Article: Stores galore! But what of MOA parking ramp?(NEWS)(JAMES LILEKS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 25, 2008
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Byline: JAMES LILEKS; STAFF WRITER
The Mall of America wants $204 million state-provided dollars to build a parking ramp. I say no. If you can afford to expand your business to twice the original size but cannot afford parking, you're doing it wrong. It's like borrowing enough money to build an addition to your house, then asking the state to pay for floors. This isn't anti-mall sentiment; I like the Mall of America, even if the name is a bit grandiose. They could have called it the Mall of Minnesota but no, they had to impress all the other malls. Gopher Mall? As if. Bunyandale? L'Etoile Du Nordstrom? Dad, please. But it's back to the `rents when they want $204 ...