In this snapshot from May 1961, the retail hub is still in the throes of construction. Its Korrick's anchor store, yet to open for business, appears in the foreground.
Photo from "The Webb Spinner" / May 1961 / Del E. Webb Corporation / Sun City Museum, Arizona
Meanwhile, Bob's Big Boy, a freestanding mall outparcel, was up and running. The restaurant had opened in February 1961.
Photo from "The Webb Spinner" / May 1961 / Del E. Webb Corporation / Sun City Museum, Arizona
Here we see an aerial view of CHRIS-TOWN CENTER, taken on its grand opening day, August 24, 1961. The complex was thronged with shoppers during its dedication, with over 130,000 in attendance. The resulting traffic tie up was considered the worst in the city's history.
Photo from "The Webb Spinner" / September 1961 / Del E. Webb Corporation / Sun City Museum, Arizona
Photo from "The Webb Spinner" / May 1961 / Del E. Webb Corporation / Sun City Museum, Arizona
Meanwhile, Bob's Big Boy, a freestanding mall outparcel, was up and running. The restaurant had opened in February 1961.
Photo from "The Webb Spinner" / May 1961 / Del E. Webb Corporation / Sun City Museum, Arizona
Here we see an aerial view of CHRIS-TOWN CENTER, taken on its grand opening day, August 24, 1961. The complex was thronged with shoppers during its dedication, with over 130,000 in attendance. The resulting traffic tie up was considered the worst in the city's history.
Photo from "The Webb Spinner" / September 1961 / Del E. Webb Corporation / Sun City Museum, Arizona
Another grand opening day snapshot. Montgomery Ward, the mall's second anchor, appears in the foreground. The shopping hub also housed a dry-goods-only J.C. Penney among its fifty-three store spaces.
Photo from "The Webb Spinner" / September 1961 / Del E. Webb Corporation / Sun City Museum, Arizona
