{"id":15468,"date":"2016-06-04T18:58:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T11:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-muhammad-ali-inspired-the-philippines-first-ever-shopping-mall\/"},"modified":"2016-06-04T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T12:03:12","slug":"how-muhammad-ali-inspired-the-philippines-first-ever-shopping-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-muhammad-ali-inspired-the-philippines-first-ever-shopping-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"How Muhammad Ali inspired the Philippines\u2019 first-ever shopping mall"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe Ali Mall, located in Araneta Center in Quezon City, was built one year after the epic \u2018Thrilla in Manila\u2019
\nAli Mall at present (Photo by Araneta Center)
\nMuhammad Ali, the world\u2019s greatest, has died.
\nAli fought one of the greatest bouts in history on 1 October 1975 in the Philippines\u2019 Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, where he triumphed against another boxing giant Joe Frazier in their third match known as \u2018Thrilla in Manila\u2019.
\nAs sports fans around the globe remembers Ali\u2019s life and achievements, the world must never forget how the boxing legend became part of real estate history.
\nMuhammad Ali before his fight against Joe Frazier. Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the fight which became known as the \u2018Thrilla in Manila\u2019 (Photo by TheNational.ae)
\nNot long after the epic Ali-Frazier fight, the Araneta Group constructed the first-ever shopping mall in the Philippines \u2013 aptly named \u2018Ali Mall\u2019.
\nAccording to the Araneta Group, Ali personally graced the shopping mall\u2019s grand opening in 1976, giving a speech how the country\u2019s first major retail complex was in honour of his \u2018Thrilla in Manila\u2019.
\n\u2018Thrilla in Manila\u2019 was the third match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and inspired the establishment of the Philippines\u2019 first shopping mall (Photo by Associated Press)
\nAli Mall was originally built with a floor area of 62,000 sqm. The four-storey mall was expanded in 2009 with an additional 2,500 sqm space, and further renovations were implemented after that.
\nThe project has been a catalyst for the development of Quezon City\u2019s Cubao District, whose business centre is the Araneta Center, an integrated community with entertainment, leisure, office and residential components.
\nAli Mall opened in 1976, one year after Thrilla in Manila, retaining its 70s form for decades before its major expansion in 2009 (Wiki Commons)
\nFour decades since the opening of Araneta Center\u2019s Ali Mall, the complex has welcomed several other acclaimed shopping malls, including the Gateway Mall, which was named twice by local entrepreneurs as the best shopping mall in the country.
\nClick here to see how much Quezon City real estate has evolved in the last forty years since Muhammad Ali\u2019s most unforgettable boxing match.
\nA banner that commemorates \u2018Thrilla in Manila\u2019 in Araneta Center
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\nSource : property-report.com
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