Cedar Rapids' Lindale Plaza

Plans for Cedar Rapids' first shopping mall were announced in the fall of 1956. Ground was broken in the fall of 1959.

Drawing from Bernard Greenbaum & Associates 

Des Moines' Younkers ["yonk-erz"] built a store at LINDALE PLAZA, which was the chain's 17th branch. It encompassed 3 floors, 158,600 square feet, and opened its doors in the fall of 1960. The store would anchor the shopping hub for over 57 years.

Drawing and graphic from Younkers, Incorporated