Our first PARK CENTRAL plan dates to 1957, the year that the shopping complex was officially dedicated. At this time, it spanned approximately 483,000 leasable square feet and contained forty-two tenant spaces.
PARK CENTRAL SHOPPING CITY TENANTS 1957:
GOLDWATERS (with Beauty Salon) / DIAMOND'S (with Beauty Salon and Garden Center) [Diamond's Tea Room added in 1960] / EL RANCHO MARKET / J.J. NEWBERRY 5 & 10 (with Snack Bar and Cafeteria Luncheonette) / Andersen's Store for Men / Berner-Judd ladies' & children's wear / Bill's Record Shop / Coffee Dan's cafe & Geronimo Room restaurant / David's Florist / David's Shoes / Doctor Harold Goodman, Optometrist / Expectation Shop maternity wear / Gallenkamp Shoes / Grayson's ladies' wear / Green Feather Book Shop / Guggy's Coffee Shop / House of Fabrics / Kay's children's wear / Lawson's Jewelers / Leonard's Luggage & Leather Goods / Lewis Shoe Salon / Mr. Phoenix Barber Shop / Marizon Specialty Shop for Women / Old Woman in a Shoe Nursery (outparcel) / One-Hour Valet / Pancho's Gifts & Southwestern Wear / Park Central Photo / Park Central Sportswear / Pinney & Robinson Sporting Goods / Remer's Distinctive Gifts / Slenderella Figure Salon / Skomer's men's wear / Taylor's Candies / Tony's Shoe Repair / Walgreen Drug (with Walgreen Grill) / Yoshi's Oriental Shoppe
Photo from Phoenix Public Library Collection / Petley Studios, Incorporated
Photo from the Phoenix Public Library Collection / Petley Studios, Incorporated