article_snippet.sent: Taubman, a real estate developer who helped change the face of suburban life by popularizing upscale indoor shopping malls, died Friday at the age of 91.
article_snippet.sent: The Extraordinary Career of a Luxury Retailing Pioneer," A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name said that when A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name "looked over the horizon, I saw that there was money to be made by people who could build and own stores or, better yet, groups of stores.
article_snippet.sent: As the post-war growth of suburbia continued, retail developers like A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name began to consider what that might mean: More and more people needed places to shop.
article_snippet.sent: A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name embarked on multi-store developments in the 1950s, in places like Flint and Taylor, Michigan, and in 1961 broke ground on A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name first large mall, the 350,000-square-foot Arborland project in Ann Arbor.
article_snippet.sent: But if A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name gained fame and amassed billions as one of the people who helped define suburban life, A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name gained notoriety along the way, as well.
article_snippet.sent: A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name was renowned for A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name attention to detail, knowledge of design and for developing some of the best-known malls in the United States.
article_snippet.sent: Over more than six decades, A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name company operated nearly 20 properties in the continental U.S., including well-known developments such as the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, The Mall at Short Hills in New Jersey and The Shops at Crystals, in Las Vegas.
article_snippet.sent: A. Alfred Taubman -- his first name designs evolved over the years to include not only enclosed malls but various styles of open-air developments.