Drawing from http://ntl.bts.gov / "Shopping Centers: Locating Controlled Regional Centers" / Eugene J. Kelley / 1956
GARDEN STATE PLAZA TENANTS 1957:
BAMBERGER'S (with Beauty Parlor, Garden State Tea Room and Bargain Basement Store) / S.S. KRESGE 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / GRAND UNION supermarket / A.S. Beck Shoes / Ableson's Jewelry / Arcadian Gardens greenhouse / Atlantic Book Shops / Beneficial Finance Company / Bond's Clothes / Burns & O'Connel religious merchandise / Camera Craft / Casual Shop ladies' & gent's sportswear / Chandler's Shoes / Cities Service Oil Company filling station (outparcel) / Cornell's children's apparel / Cushman's Sons Bakery / Downe's, Incorporated Luggage & Handbags / Fanny Farmer Candies / Hartfield's ladies' wear / Horn & Hardart restaurant / Horn & Hardart retail store / Karol Furs / Kitty Kelly Shoes / Knitter's World / Loft's Candies / Lorry's Coffee Shop / Lorrys Town & Countryman men's wear / Maternally Yours ladies' wear / Milmar Hosiery Shops / Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane stockbrokers / Paramus Spa snack bar / People's Trust Company of Bergen County Bank / Petty's Drug Store (with luncheonette) / Russek's ladies' & children's apparel / Sam Goody Records / Susan Ives ladies' wear / Suzy Hats / Schampan's Gifts / Thom McAn Shoes / US Post Office / Wallach's family apparel
An exterior view of the L. Bamberger & Company anchor store at GARDEN STATE PLAZA.
Photo from R.H. Macy & Company Annual Report 1957
The gigantic Bamberger's covered 340,000 square feet.
Photo from R.H. Macy & Company Annual Report 1957
Arcadian Gardens was an enclosed -but sun-filled- garden shop.
Photo from R.H. Macy & Company Annual Report 1957
Here we see the Southgate Terrace concourse, on the south end of GARDEN STATE PLAZA. In the background is the 3-level Bamberger's.
Photo from Pendor Natural Color
Lorry's Coffee Shop was a popular cafe. It shouldn't be confused with Lorrys Town & Countryman men's wear (spelled without an apostrophe), which is seen in the previous photo.
Photo from R.H. Macy & Company Annual Report 1957
The original GARDEN STATE PLAZA housed two supermarkets. The Grand Union store is shown here.
Photo from R.H. Macy & Company Annual Report 1957
Photo from R.H. Macy & Company Annual Report 1957