This is not the Xanadu of family motoring that the Odyssey is, to be sure.

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The project was originally known as Xanadu, and was conceived as an entertainment mecca.

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Xanadu was expected to attract about 61, 000 cars a day, though they estimated that some visitors would take mass transit.

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The original Xanadu project was expected to draw 50 million people a year, compared with 55 million under Triple Five's plan.

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Xanadu was abandoned in 2009 because of a lack of funding.

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Mills, once known as one of the best mall developers in the country, has run into problems with its giant Xanadu project under construction in the New Jersey Meadowlands.

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First begun in 2003, the Xanadu shopping complex was slated to be one of the largest entertainment and retail complexes in the U.S., with 2.2 million square feet of leasable space.

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Xanadu - based on the 1980 film flop of the same name starring Olivia Newton John - and Young Frankenstein beat A Catered Affair and Cry-Baby The Musical to take joint musical honours.

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The teams argue they have the right to sign off on any modifications to the project, as spelled out in a 2006 agreement signed by them, the state and Xanadu's original developers, the Mills Corp.

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Mall REITs' stats have suffered from the blowup of one prominent member, Mills Corp. (nyse: MLS - news - people ) Mills, once known as one of the best mall developers in the country, has run into problems with its giant Xanadu project under construction in the New Jersey Meadowlands.

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