Oak Ridge's Downtown Shopping Center 


A vintage view of Oak Ridge's center city shopping complex. It opened for business in October 1955 and was known by several different names in its early years. The formal name was OAK RIDGE BUSINESS DISTRICT...but DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL CENTER and DOWNTOWN SHOPPING CENTER were also used.
Photo from the Department of Energy / Ed Westcott


An A & P grocery was one of the original BUSINESS DISTRICT stores. Although depicted in this drawing as a freestanding store, it was actually a part of the shopping center.  
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