City Stores officials congratulate John F. Breyer, Loveman's  president, at the official dedication of the new THE MALL store.
Photo from City Stores Annual Report 1965 


A vintage THE MALL view, showing Center Court and its distinctive fountain. 
Photo from The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library


THE MALL was the preeminent shopping venue in the Rocket City for 10 years...but was done in by MADISON SQUARE, a superregional center dedicated in August 1984.

THE MALL TENANTS 1966:

J.C. PENNEY (with Coffee Shop, Beauty Salon and freestanding Auto Center) / LOVEMAN'S OF ALABAMA (with freestanding Auto Center) / F.W. WOOLWORTH (with luncheonette) / WALGREEN DRUG (with luncheonette) / NATIONAL FOOD STORES supermarket / Bill's Men's Wear / Blocker Shoe Repair / Bramblette's Beauty Salon / Buddy Dale Millinery / Butler's Shoes / Casual Corner / Chamber's Card & Candy Shop / Elbo Florist / Ford Shoes / Gateway Book Shop / Gift & Linen Mart / Gilberg's Fabrics / Hartsfield Optical / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Jarman Shoes / Kinney Shoes / La Petit Cafe / Lerner Shops / Lorch Jewelers / Mason's Jewelry / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / National Shirt Shop / Piccadilly Cafeteria / Rankin's Men's Wear / Redstone Credit Union / Russell Stover Candies / Saks of Huntsville / Schwobilt Clothes / Select Hobbies & Gifts / State Farm Insurance / The Alabama Theatre (outparcel) / The Mall Music Center / The Mary Shoppe / The Time Shop / Trammell Locksmith / Universal Photo / Warden's Barber Shop / Wig Room