The first time I visited an outdoor mall was when I was in Florida; I didn’t realize that it was the norm there; You walk around plus just pop into any store you want! Up north you are in a immense facility plus completely covered.
It is necessary for the wahter.
I remember hating going to the mall. You would need to wear thick coats, boots, hats, plus gloves to walk from the parking lot to the mall, then you would walk around the mall in snowboats plus have to carry all your gear. It was heavy, bulky, plus hot if you choose to wear it, but when I moved to Florida the concept of an outdoor mall was so foreign to me, but so I get to walk around plus see the shop fronts. I get to be in the sun plus feel the breeze. The weather is always super nice in Florida too. I appreciate that I can wear a hat plus sunscreen in the summer, then during the winter it is a absolutely lightweight coat plus pants. I never need to carry anything other than maybe an umbrella. The stores in the mall are absolutely great about temperature control. In the summer time it is nice ducking into a stadium to get a crisp blast of cold AC. In the winter they make sure to have a nice boiler running to keep us warm. I appreciate this method of Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C. The outdoor mall is particular to the southern states, however my area of St, however petersburg has a absolutely great outdoor mall that I frequent all the time.