A color postcard pic of the SOUTHDALE Garden Court. The 100-foot-wide plaza provided shoppers a respite among its fountains, flora and fauna. There were also a Sidewalk Cafe and modern art sculptures. The new concepts presented here were emulated in every interior mall built in America over the next 30 years.

Photo from the Dayton Company / https://www.shorpy.com / Shorpy, The American Historical Photo Archive 

Southdale's primary anchor, Minneapolis-based Dayton's, is seen on the left of this image. The mall's F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10 occupied a 2-level store on the Lower and basement floors of the complex.
Photo from http://gruenassociates.com / Gruen Associates

A frontal view of the Red Owl supermarket at SOUTHDALE CENTER. The Parcel Pick-up Area and Lower Level Mall Entrance are visible.

Photo from Red Owl Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1956

A rare peek into the Red Owl supermarket at SOUTHDALE CENTER. 

Photo from Red Owl Stores, Incorporated Annual Report 1967

A 1956-vintage interior view of the Dayton's Southdale store. Here we see the "TV-Radios" Department.
Photo from http://www.mnhs.org  / Minnesota Historical Society / Southdale Mall