Diamond Geezer:
The vast car parks are fairly full, but you'd easily find a space. Queues of traffic stretch back along winding feeder roads to the North Circular, but at least it's moving. Would-be shoppers dribble off the double deckers in the featureless bus station, but not in large numbers. Hold open the door to the mall and there's still plenty of room inside. It's nearly nearly-Christmas, but you wouldn't guess. It's Brent Cross, it's the UK's first large enclosed shopping centre, and it's about to face its third recession.
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