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      "opened 1966",
      "same strategy: redevelop"
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     "name": "Cinderella Mall",
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      "opened 1968",
      "same strategy: redevelop"
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      "opened 1965",
      "same strategy: redevelop"
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      "similar size (80 acres)",
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      "same strategy: reinhabit"
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