The story of Capilano is the story of so many midsized suburban malls, but there's a few interesting details of this mall that make it worth debating. Episode Guest: Earnscliffe Strategies principal Amelia Hill.

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In some cities, underground maze-like malls linking metro stations to office complexes are popular, but does Vancouver's Bentall Centre match up? Episode Guest: government policy director and co-op champion Kevin Harding.

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It transformed from a somewhat generic suburban mall to a collection of shiny towers and anchor tenants, but as an actual mall, is The Amazing Brentwood really amazing? Episode Guest: Vancouver writer and journalist Christopher Cheung.

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Which Metro Van mall has the biggest quality gap between its food court and the rest of its stuff? It may just be Admiralty. Episode Guest: Jeopardy Richmond local Brendan Liaw.

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It was the late 1980s, and Thomas Fung had a dream. The son of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman, Fung moved to Canada as a teenager, and had built a successful mix of bakeries and office complexes.

But Fung looked at the city of Richmond, and made a bet that people would want something that, at that time, didn’t exist.

A big modern mall in the middle of the city, and one that would be modelled not after the other malls in Metro Vancouver, but one that would attract the city’s growing Asian population.

35 years later, its influence is felt across the city.

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