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Ali Mall is a shopping mall at the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City beside SM Araneta City, and is owned by The Araneta City Inc. (ACI, Inc.), a subsidiary of the Araneta Group. Known as the first major shopping mall with integrated shopping in the Philippines, the mall was named in honor of American boxer Muhammad Ali , and was built in 1976 ...
The Araneta City hosts over 2,100 shopping, dining and leisure establishments throughout the complex, which has a total floor area of 1,100,000 m 2 (12,000,000 sq ft) of shops and dining choices, notably included are the tenants that are located in key malls such as Ali Mall, Farmers Plaza, and the Gateway Mall, as well as in SM Araneta City ...
The first shopping mall of the enclosed, automobile-centered design type was Ali Mall in suburban Quezon City which opened in 1976. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This was followed by Harrison Plaza in Malate district which opened later that same year.
Farmers Plaza is a shopping mall located at the Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City.Renovated and expanded in 1999 and in 2014, the five-level complex is the first ever fully first enclosed, air-conditioned mall in the Philippines, making it one of the oldest commercial buildings in the country. [1]
First installed air conditioning system in a mall: at the Ali Mall in Cubao, Quezon City – building opened to the public on June 30, 1976 [22] First installed intercom system in a public structure: at the Manila Hotel in along Manila Bay – building built on July 4, 1912 [23] First luxury box: Premier Suites at the Mall of Asia Arena [24]
The Philippines' first multi-level commercial shopping mall was named after Muhammad Ali as a tribute to his victory. The mall is named "Ali Mall" and is located in Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City almost right beside the Araneta Coliseum in which the "Thrilla in Manila" took place. [30]
Ali got his start in boxing after his bicycle was stolen. Wanting to report the crime, the 12-year-old Ali was introduced to Joe Martin, a police officer who doubled as a boxing coach at a local gym.
Cubao may refer to: Cubao, Quezon City, a district of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Araneta Center–Cubao station (LRT) on Line 2; Araneta Center–Cubao station (MRT) on Line 3; Cubao Cathedral; Ramon Magsaysay (Cubao) High School; Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao; SM Cubao, now SM Araneta City, a SM Supermall