Drawing from Taubman Centers, Incorporated
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!
Detroit's Fairlane Town Center
Greater Detroit's 18th mall was named after Fairlane, a planned city built by the Ford Motor Company. This development was named after Fair Lane, the palatial home of Clara and Henry Ford. A grand opening was held for FAIRLANE TOWN CENTER in March 1976. Another Taubman property, LAKESIDE MALL {in Sterling Heights, Michigan} was dedicated on the same day.