An early '70s rendering depicts the Sparkle City's WESTGATE MALL, which would feature four anchor department stores and encompass around 885,100 leasable square feet when completed. The complex opened, in October 1975, as the largest shopping mall in the Palmetto State.
Drawing from Humphreys & Associates
The interior of the original mall was decorated in a railroad motif, which carried over into the design of its logo. This trademark depicted the 1921-vintage locomotive; centerpiece of the West (Piccadilly Cafeteria) Court.
Graphic from Arlen Shopping Centers
