Anchoring the north end of the mall was a Chicago-based Marshall Field & Company. The 289,000 square foot store opened in February 1959, 3 months after the mall was officially dedicated.
Photo from the L.L. Cook Company
Marshall Field's MAYFAIR unit included the upscale Linden Room restaurant.
Photo from the L.L. Cook Company
Photo from the L.L. Cook Company
At the end of the South Mall concourse was a Gimbels-Milwaukee store. Housing 210,700 square feet, it debuted in September, 1958, 3 weeks before the mall's official grand opening. The store's resident restaurant was known as Tasty Town.
Photo from the L.L. Cook Company
The 6-story Professional Building at MAYFAIR housed several dental and medical offices. The structure, which was completed in January 1959, towered over the expansive Central Park court area at the center of the center.
Photo from the L.L. Cook Company
