Rosedale Center is a mall located between Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota. It opened in 1969, and is positioned along two major highways and two other major roads (About).The mall is 1,149,639 square-feet, and has over 160 retailers, as well as an AMC movie theatre. Rosedale Center is rated as one of the top shopping malls in Minnesota, attracting more than 14 million visitors each year. It is currently undergoing renovations since 2017, renovating the interior, exterior, parking ramps and lots, and the opening of new retailers. The feel of this mall is described as the following: “Glass, steel, wood and stone come together in a dramatic architectural expression to create an inspiring environment, resulting in a first-class shopping and dining experience” (About). The first photo below is before the remodel, taken in 2009, and the next one is after, taken in 2017.

Rosedale Center is a mall that I frequented often with friends and family when I lived in Minnesota. Although Minnesota has the Mall of America, Bloomington was almost an hour drive from where we lived in the suburbs, while Rosedale was a quick 15 minute trip on the freeway. They have remodeled since I used to frequent when I was younger, but the mall still hold the same place in my heart, and the more modern feel it has now doesn’t affect the memories I had there when I was in it. My friends and I would always make sure to meet outside of the Macy’s- it was the closest entrance to the freeway, and we would usually start shopping there. We always started on the second floor, because the best stores were typically on the top floor, which I presume is because you have to drive around the mall to get to lower level parking. We always visited the same stores— sometimes in different orders for different lengths of time, but we always made sure to hit Aeropostale, Forever 21, Claire’s, Lush, and American Eagle. We usually had a back at Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, which was on the second floor, and made our way down to the stores n the first level. The first level has a Caribou Coffee, and we made sure to get a coffee or other drink from there before leaving each visit.

My many encounters with this building were always enjoyable, whether it be just spending time with friends, shopping for prom dresses or going to a specific store with a plan.

About Rosedale Center: Roseville, MN. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.rosedalecenter.com/about