for being the town of "strip malls and apartment complexes".
To illustrate this, here is an aerial photo of the main downtown area of the city.
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three supermarkets (one is just out of shot in a plaza at mid-bottom left),
a Wal-Mart, and 7 shopping centers:
Seatac Discount Plaza,
Seatac Village,
Center Plaza,
Pavilions Center,
Pavilions II,
Celebration Plaza,
and one more whose name I don't know. Plus, just out of shot to the right of center is another one, Gateway Plaza.
And this is only the downtown.