A circa-1959 aerial view of BIG TOWN MALL, looking southward. The
Sanger's anchor store is in the foreground with Montgomery Ward off in
the distance.
Photo from Oscar Slotboom / www.dfwfreeways.info

Dallas' BIG TOWN opened in 1959 with much media fanfare. At
the time, an enclosed shopping mall was a BIG deal. As with

SWIFTON CENTER (above), BIG TOWN was never physically

expanded during its 47 years of existence. With a few store

changes here and there, the site plan above depicted the layout

of the center in 1959, 1969 or even 1999.