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**The CambridgeSide Galleria: Miniature of America By: Jobaida Rahman** Malls are not simply a place for shopping and eating. It is much more than what people imagine. Of course, for the most part, people go to malls for shopping or to eat something just because malls are the conglomeration of many shops and restaurants. However, people not only go there for purchasing but as well as for chatting with friends, killing time, relaxing, exercising, and so on. Malls accommodate with big enough space that people can do anything that they want....... media type="youtube" key="nDuEpDZf7t8" height="265" width="320" 

The CambridgeSide Galleria boasts a young and culturally diverse adult demographic and generates traffic of more than 10 million visits per year. Charles Riverboat Company sightseeing cruises depart from the canal outside the Food Court area of the mall as well the neighboring Boston duck tour. This video basically shows the view of Boston and Cambridge.

I have noticed that mall is composed with all types of people. Depending on the time of day will tell you what groups of people you might see there. The mall is a place that commonly serves many different age groups for many different reasons. Children usually come with their parents and their favorite place is the toy store. For teenagers it is a place to hang out with friends, find a job, as well as shop. It is also a place where parents feel it is safe to let their kids hang out without supervision. For adults and seniors it is a time for the family to be together or exercise in a safe, warm, and dry environment. It’s a place where they can get a lot of items that you need without going to multiple places.

Hip urban center, with spectacular waterfront location, offers more than 120 of Boston’s favorite stores, specialty boutiques and restaurants is the CambridgeSide Galleria Mall.

The CambridgeSide Galleria opened in 1990, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts near the Lechmere MBTA Station on the Green MBTA Line. It is located on the banks of the picturesque Charles River. There is also a free shuttle bus from Kendall Square T on the Red Line for the shoppers’ convenience which provides service from North Station to Lechmere, Kendall and into Cambridge. CambridgeSide Galleria is 900,000 square feet enclosed urban shopping center, located minutes from downtown Boston, in the heart of the high-tech/bio-tech business community of East Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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