A 1966 depiction of the sixty-store mall. At its center was a tropical Garden Court with fountain. Lush foliage was a standard fixture of early Rouse Company malls. A single-screen cinema was an imposing feature at the front of the complex.

SALEM MALL TENANTS 1966:

RIKE'S (with Snack Bar, beauty salon and freestanding Tire Center) / SEARS (with Coffee House and attached Auto Center) / THE METROPOLITAN / LIBERAL supermarket / A Shop Called East / Baker's Shoes / Barricini Candies / Baynham's Shoes / Brook's Fashions / Cassano Pizza King / Custom Electronics / Donenfeld's / Gem City Savings Association / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Hot Shoppes Cafeteria / Household Finance Corporation / La Petit Cafe / Lerner Shops / Lowe Brothers / Mary Lester Fabrics / Maternity Modes / Maud Muller Candies / Mayor's Jewelry / Ned Karns Beauty Salon / Nobil Shoes / Parklane Hosiery / Salem Mall Cinema (single screen) / Singer Sewing Center / Spencer Gifts / The Bombay Shop / The Card Mart / The Four Bees / The Limited / Thrift Drugs / Treasure Chest / Vicki's Uniform Center / Waldenbooks / Walker's men's wear / Winters National Bank