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New York City's South Shore Mall


The fifth major shopping mall on Long Island was located in the Bay Shore area of Suffolk County. 
Graphic from R.H. Macy & Company


A summer 1963 newspaper ad promoting the impending grand opening of SOUTH SHORE MALL.
Advert from R.H. Macy & Company


The 3-level Macy's Bay Shore. This 318,800 square foot store anchored the Long Island retail hub for over 48 years.
Photo from http://www.flickr.com / Nicholas Dimaio


SOUTH SHORE MALL was nearly 4 years old when its first -and only- motion picture venue opened for business. The Loew's South Shore Mall Theatre showed its first feature in August 1967.
Drawing from www.cinematreasures.org / "NYer"