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. 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!

A rendering of the Harris Company branch that opened at RIVERSIDE PLAZA in September 1957. The 4-level store included a fountain, tea room, coffee shop and public auditorium. It also featured the first set of escalators in Riverside County.
Drawing from the Harris Company


Mid-century shoppers stroll the spacious RIVERSIDE concourse. Back in the day, it was referred to as the "Plaza Mall."
Photo from Mitock & Sons