Looking at New York From Afar. ... The dense, heterogeneous city seems the opposite of the sprawling, small-scale, and homogeneous heartland. In the 1970s and 1980s, ...

In June 2001, she launched From Afar in 6,000 sq. ft. of a recently restored historic building at 320 E. Clybourn St., selling merchandise from eight countries.

The city father’s economic plan at the time gutted the city center, and thus the “Ogden City Mall” emerged and lasted for about 20-plus strong years. A beautiful place!