Welcome to the largest mall and retail history site on the internet. The MALL HALL OF FAME is a vintage shopping mall scrapbook. Its focus is on shopping complexes built -in the USA- between 1946 and 1979. Don't forget to visit our four Shopping Mall Memory Lanes, which transport you through time to a mall in 1956, 1963, 1970 and 1977!

The circa-1989 SOUTHGATE MALL logo.
Graphic from Sarakreek Holdings



In April 1993, the mall's 29-year old, single-screen theater was replaced by the Cinemark Movies 10. This megaplex was rebranded by Marcus Theaters in 1998. It was shuttered in December 2023.
Photo from www.labelscar.com / John Gallo


After several years of decline, SOUTHGATE MALL was demolished in the summer of 1999. The aforementioned cinema and south store block (seen here) were left standing and were worked into a new SOUTHGATE MARKETPLACE. WalMart opened in 2001 and was enlarged in 2009.
Photo from www.loopnet.com