Hammond's Woodmar Center


The first major shopping complex in northwestern Indiana's Calumet Region was located in the Woodmar district of Hammond. Construction started on WOODMAR CENTER in December 1953.
Graphic from Landau & Perlman Development


The concave-shaped shopping plaza was designed by Los Angeles' Victor Gruen Associates. It featured a pentagonal Carson Pirie Scot department store at its center point. A National Food supermarket extended from its south end.
Drawing from Victor Gruen Associates