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. This site includes historical sections about regional department stores, discount stores, 5 & 10 stores and supermarkets. 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!
Looking in on the Burnett Brothers of Northgate jewelry store, at the original NORTHGATE CENTER.
Photo from University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Negative DM5345
The store encompassed 2,400 square feet. Here we see its high-end Mid-Century Modern interior.
Photo from University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Negative DM5342
A totem pole, carved by local artisan Dudley C. Carter, was installed at the mall in late 1952. The original complex was decorated using a Native American motif. This was based on works of art created by the Duwamish and Suquamish Nations that are indigenous to Seattle and Washington State.
Photo from Smith-Western