The mall was thoroughly refurbished in 1985 and '86 and expanded between 1987 and '89. As part of a 22 million dollar renovation, the existing Trellis Garden Food Court was expanded into a new East Wing. A fourth anchor, proposed back in the mid-'70s, opened in November 1989. With its completion, SARASOTA SQUARE encompassed around 975,800 leasable square feet and housed 116 stores and services.
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. This site includes historical sections about regional department stores, discount stores, 5 & 10 stores and supermarkets. 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 mall was thoroughly refurbished in 1985 and '86 and expanded between 1987 and '89. As part of a 22 million dollar renovation, the existing Trellis Garden Food Court was expanded into a new East Wing. A fourth anchor, proposed back in the mid-'70s, opened in November 1989. With its completion, SARASOTA SQUARE encompassed around 975,800 leasable square feet and housed 116 stores and services.