We take another stroll down shopping mall memory lane, courtesy of the Rock Springs Historical Museum and Sweetwater Cable TV. PLAZA CENTER was a strip-type complex with an enclosed concourse.
Photo from Rock Springs Historical Museum, Rock Springs, Wyoming / Permission for use granted

Opened in 1972, PLAZA CENTER was anchored by an Albertsons supermarket.
Photo from Rock Springs Historical Museum, Rock Springs, Wyoming / Permission for use granted

The junior anchors of the shopping hub were Thrifty Drug and a Sprouse-Reitz 5 & 10.
Photo from Rock Springs Historical Museum, Rock Springs, Wyoming / Permission for use granted

The Big Nickle book store was one of the inline stores along the enclosed mall.
Photo from Rock Springs Historical Museum, Rock Springs, Wyoming / Permission for use granted

In the here and now, the complex is promoted as PLAZA MALL. However, it is strictly a strip-type shopping complex, as the enclosed concourse was gutted and rebuilt as outward-facing stores. The center encompasses 167,900 leasable square feet and contains eighteen stores.
Photo from https://www2.mtnwest.com / Mountain West Commercial Real Estate

 

 

Two more regional-size malls were built in Wyoming after WHITE MOUNTAIN MALL was dedicated in 1978. FRONTIER MALL {in Cheyenne} opened for business in March 1981. Today, this complex encompasses 519,400 leasable square feet and contains sixty-seven store spaces.
Photo from https://www.cheyenne.org
Graphic from www.frontiermall.com

 

Our WHITE MOUNTAIN MALL write-up includes details and photos for every shopping mall in the Cowboy State. EASTRIDGE MALL {in Casper} held its grand opening in October 1982. This facility currently spans 569,900 leasable square feet and houses fifty-eight store spaces. It is the largest shopping mall in Wyoming.
Photo from www.ggp.com / General Growth Properties
Graphic from www.shopeastridge.com