Hartford's Westfarms Mall

The first major shopping mall in Greater Hartford was officially dedicated in October 1974. Above, we see a rendering of the mall's Sage-Allen anchor store. It opened for business in August of 1974 and became known for its upscale Top of the Mall restaurant.

Drawing from Sage-Allen & Company

 

 

An early visualization of WESTFARMS MALL portrays it is a small, "dumbell plan" structure. 

Drawing from the Taubman Company