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!
A major northern KY landmark is visible from the Interstate 71 / 75 expressway, which runs along the east side of the mall. In 1974, the message on the water tower read "Florence Mall." This was done in anticipation of the shopping center that was being built next door. This violated some state statute. The M was hastily remade into a Y. The signage was never changed back to its original form.
Photo from Wikipedia / "Bakerq"