Victor Gruen's design for RANDHURST CENTER was one of the most unique shopping mall plans ever envisaged. A triangle had anchor stores at three points. The parking area of the fully-enclosed complex was divided into seven "fruit-designated" lots. At Gruen's SOUTHDALE CENTER, in Minnesota, fifteen parking lots were named after animals.
RANDHURST CENTER TENANTS 1962:
PROFESSIONAL TERRACE (Balcony):
Equitable Life Assurance Society of America / Sidney Gault, Doctor of Dental Science / Frank E. Grogman, Doctor of Dental Science / Dwain F. Marquette, Doctor of Dental Science / Robert E. Penn, Medical Doctor / Prospect Clinical Laboratory / Stivers Office Services / Robert E. Vraney, Doctor of Dental Science / James R. Waldman, Doctor of Dental Science
PAVILION LEVEL (beneath the Dome):
Carson's Bird's Nest Cocktail Lounge / Carson's Pancake Coffee Shop / Carson's Tree Top Restaurant
MALL LEVEL:
CARSON, PIRIE & SCOTT (with Coiffures Americana Beauty Salon and aforementioned lounge, coffee shop and restaurant) / THE FAIR (with Charles of the Ritz Beauty Bar and freestanding Wards Auto Center) / WIEBOLDT'S (with Beauty Salon) / JEWEL TEA COMPANY supermarket / Apple Basket Restaurant / Baker's Qualicraft Shoes / Baskin Clothing Company / Benson-Rixon men's wear / Brautingam Florist & Gifts / Chandler's Shoes / Claire Hats / Corned Beef Center Restaurant / Cover Girl Lingerie / Craft Studio / Dutch Mill Candies / Fabric Mart / Flagg Brothers Shoes / Florsheim Shoes / Frank Jewelers / Kinney Shoes / Lauter's For Men / Le Petit Cafe / Marianne Shop ladies' wear / Maurice L. Rothschild Company / Norman's ladies' wear / O'Connor & Goldberg Shoes / Randhurst Music Shop / Randhurst Bank / Singer Sewing Center / S.S. Kresge (with Fountain luncheonette) / Stuarts Ready-To-Wear For Ladies / Sun Self-Service Drug (with luncheonette) / Ted's Sportswear / Walton Rug & Furniture Company / William A. Lewis ladies' wear / Youthful Shoes
MALL LEVEL KIOSKS:
Caresse Hosiery / Le Rendezvous Snack Bar / Randhurst Shaver Service / Randhurst Key Shop / The Card Shop
BAZAAR LEVEL (beneath the Pavilion Level):
Almer Coe Optical / Garfield's Gift Shop / Karpet Show Case / Kay Campbell Sportswear / Lorsey Fashion Accessories / Randhurst Camera Shop / Randhurst Tie Rak
CONCOURSE LEVEL (beneath the Bazaar Level):
Carson's Tartan Tray Cafeteria / Emery's Tailor Shop / Famous Beauty Salons / Knit & Purl Shop / Public Restrooms / Randhurst Barber Shop / Randhurst Center Offices / Randhurst Heel Bar (Shoe Repair) / Randhurst Meeting Rooms / Town Hall Auditorium / White Collar Girls of America
OUTPARCELS:
Montgomery Ward Auto Center / Wiebodt's Tire Center
The RANDHURST Galleria, which was beneath the mall's huge rotunda. This 5-level structure was conceived and built in a time when a single-level, fully-enclosed shopping mall was cutting edge.
