An aerial view of the mall soon after its August 1965 dedication. With nearly 900,000 leasable square feet, it was one of the largest fully-enclosed shopping centers in the nation.
Photo from Dexter Western All-Tom Corporation
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!