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!
Village Green at DOWNTOWN PARK FOREST. The large white building was originally the Holiday Theatre, which opened in October 1950. It went through stints as the Park Forest Theatre, Centre Cinema, Park Forest Cinemas, Eagle Theatre and Holiday Star Theatre before being shuttered in September 2013. At one time, the venue incorporated five auditoria.
Photo from Metropolitan Planning Council