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!

Greater Seattle's Bellevue (Shopping) Square

Seattle-based Frederick & Nelson anchored the original cluster-type complex. The store, which carried only women's and children's merchandise, opened in August 1946. In 1956, F & N moved to a larger (full-line) location, with this original store becoming a J.J. Newberry 5 & 10.