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05-Jan-2018	Mairead Ni Rodaigh

Welcoming

Shopping centres such as this one are replacing the traditional streets of many towns throughout Ireland, as indeed in the UK and United States.
Many feel that is a bad thing but they are certainly welcoming places in cold winter weather.
A quick shot before I did some grocery shopping after work. Hopefully the weather will co-operate and I will get out for a walk with my camera at the weekend.

Olympus OM-D E-M5
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Yvonne		06-Jan-2018 10:29
We like them too, for both extremes of weather and you only need to park the car once. v

laine		06-Jan-2018 06:16
They are how we have shopped for many years, but the Main Street or High St certainly fail as a result...wet days with undercover parking certainly make live easy...mixed feelings, though using an original building certainly gives it more credit.

larose forest photos		06-Jan-2018 03:51
A very pretty shot, not looking anything like our shopping malls. I concur with what David says. V

LynnH		06-Jan-2018 01:09
This is a very attractive entrance. Our City has strict architectural controls that prevent what David was describing. Our shopping centers are interesting and design concepts are well planned. Signage too.

globalgadabout		05-Jan-2018 22:29
the exterior does look attractive, unlike Canadian shopping centres (malls) which often resemble warehouses....over here the smaller, more character rich shops are being squeezed by rising land values, increased taxes, and a diminishing customer base due to the cheaper prices offered by large scale retailers...for the consumer, where to shop is often a vexing question...loyalty or savings, a difficult choice..

Helen Betts		05-Jan-2018 22:20
I actually think it looks like a nice shopping center, from the outside, at least. Well captured with great light!

Ray :)		05-Jan-2018 21:55
well, at least it is a shopping centre, not a shopping center or even a shopping mall!

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