Parking is key. Malls offered free parking. Boy I really remember how great it was to go downtown. We did the bus thing,most families had one car which Dad would take to work.

Wore our Sunday best and made a day of it.

I still live in Detroit and am proud to say we spend most of our $ in the city. Really wish we had a full service retailer though. I want to buy my husband a big fluffy bathrobe and most likely will need to go to the burbs.