Greater Cincinnati's second mall-type shopping complex was named for its
proximity to three southwestern Ohio counties; Hamilton, Butler and
Warren.
Graphic from Tri-County Center, Incorporated
The open-air TRI-COUNTY mall was built in the northern environs of Hamilton County, adjacent to an initial section of the Interstate 275 "Circle Freeway." The thoroughfare may be seen in the background of this image.
Drawing from Plastichrome by Colour Picture Publishers
Our first TRI-COUNTY layout is a high-definition Complete Plan. It shows the location of each of the mall's fifty-one stores. In September 1960, Cincinnati's second shopping mall encompassed 500,000 leasable square feet, with free parking provided for 4,000 autos.
TRI-COUNTY CENTER TENANTS 1960:
SHILLITO'S (with The Captain's Table restaurant and Community Room) / POGUE'S (with Camargo Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor) / KROGER supermarket / S.S. KRESGE 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / Baker's Qualicraft Shoes / Bankhardt's Luggage Shop / Bond Clothes / Brendamour's Sporting Goods / Buddy Dale men's wear / Burkhardt's men's wear / Carlson's Hardware & Appliance / Central Trust Bank / Chandler's Shoes / Charles of the Ritz beauty salon / Children's Corner / Economy Savings & Loan / Fabric Center / Fanny Farmer Candies / Federal Bake Shop / Freidman's Furniture / Getz Jewelers / Goldcraft Studios / Graeter's Confections / Gray Drug (with luncheonette) / Herschede's Jewelers / Kathman Shoe Repair / Maternity Modes / Martin's Town & Country Fashions / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Monte's Restaurant / National Shirt Shops / Neumark Melody Shop records / Northtown Stationers / Queen Optical / People's Building & Loan / Potter Shoe Company / Prestige Cleaners / Sapadin's ladies' wear / Schiff Shoes / Size 5-7-9 Shops / State (Liquor) Store / Steinberg's TV & Appliance / Tall Fashions / The Lamp Post home lighting center / Three Sister's ladies' wear / Tresler Comet service station (outparcel) / Tri-County Camera / Tri-County Barber Shop / Welfit Corset Shop / Wilson Paint / World Wide Gifts / Young World
Drawing from Plastichrome by Colour Picture Publishers
Our first TRI-COUNTY layout is a high-definition Complete Plan. It shows the location of each of the mall's fifty-one stores. In September 1960, Cincinnati's second shopping mall encompassed 500,000 leasable square feet, with free parking provided for 4,000 autos.
TRI-COUNTY CENTER TENANTS 1960:
SHILLITO'S (with The Captain's Table restaurant and Community Room) / POGUE'S (with Camargo Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor) / KROGER supermarket / S.S. KRESGE 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / Baker's Qualicraft Shoes / Bankhardt's Luggage Shop / Bond Clothes / Brendamour's Sporting Goods / Buddy Dale men's wear / Burkhardt's men's wear / Carlson's Hardware & Appliance / Central Trust Bank / Chandler's Shoes / Charles of the Ritz beauty salon / Children's Corner / Economy Savings & Loan / Fabric Center / Fanny Farmer Candies / Federal Bake Shop / Freidman's Furniture / Getz Jewelers / Goldcraft Studios / Graeter's Confections / Gray Drug (with luncheonette) / Herschede's Jewelers / Kathman Shoe Repair / Maternity Modes / Martin's Town & Country Fashions / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Monte's Restaurant / National Shirt Shops / Neumark Melody Shop records / Northtown Stationers / Queen Optical / People's Building & Loan / Potter Shoe Company / Prestige Cleaners / Sapadin's ladies' wear / Schiff Shoes / Size 5-7-9 Shops / State (Liquor) Store / Steinberg's TV & Appliance / Tall Fashions / The Lamp Post home lighting center / Three Sister's ladies' wear / Tresler Comet service station (outparcel) / Tri-County Camera / Tri-County Barber Shop / Welfit Corset Shop / Wilson Paint / World Wide Gifts / Young World
