About this episode

The episode discusses the creation of West Edmonton Mall and compares it to Anchorage's indoor ice rink.

In which Futureling Adam Wonderly discusses how a rug empire ended up creating a Canadian landmark, and John learns that Anchorage could have done better than an indoor ice rink. Certificate #43923.

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: Adam Wonderly

Topics covered

• Canadian landmarks
• indoor ice rinks
• rug industry
• urban development
• cultural history

Keywords

• West Edmonton Mall
• rug empire
• Anchorage
• indoor ice rink
• Canadian landmark
• urban development
• cultural history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: rug empire

Places: West Edmonton Mall, Anchorage

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