Edward DeBartolo, Senior (on the left) assists with the official ribbon-cutting at Florida's ALTAMONTE MALL, in August 1974. To his right, we see Delta Burke, "Miss Florida 1974."
Photo from www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida / Jim Wright
Mr. DeBartolo's "showplace" was the enormous RANDALL PARK MALL, which was built in the Village of North Randall, an inner ring suburb of Cleveland. Christened in August of 1976, the super-sized shopping hub encompassed an astounding 2,196,100 leasable square feet and contained over 150 stores and services under its roof.
Graphic from the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
By the late 1970s, the DeBartolo Corporation had expanded its scope all the way over to America's Pacific coast. The first stores in Greater Seattle's ALDERWOOD MALL began business in October 1979.
Drawing from http://www.historylink.org / University of Washington Special Collections
Orange County, California's MISSION VIEJO MALL was another "left coast" DeBartolo development. The complex, also dedicated in October 1979, morphed into THE SHOPS AT MISSION VIEJO in 1999.
Graphic from the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
Back east, Greater Pittsburgh's CENTURY III MALL was the third DeBartolo project to be christened in October 1979. The massive complex originally encompassed 1,273,000 leasable square feet, with a tenant list of 170 stores and services.
Photo from http://c3nostalgia.livejournal.com / "Century 3 Nostalgia"
Sources:
The Youngstown Vindicator
The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
The Lakeshore Visitor (Erie, PA)
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The News Free-Press (Fort Myers, FL)
DeBartolo Corporation mall list / 1980
https://www.encyclopedia.com / "DeBartolo, Edward John, Senior"
https://www.referenceforbusiness.com / "History of Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation"
www.anchorcle.com / Boardman Plaza
https://clevelandmagazine.com / Cleveland Magazine
https://debartolodevelopment.com / DeBartolo Development
"Edward J. DeBartolo, Senior" article on Wikipedia
The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
The Lakeshore Visitor (Erie, PA)
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The News Free-Press (Fort Myers, FL)
DeBartolo Corporation mall list / 1980
https://www.encyclopedia.com / "DeBartolo, Edward John, Senior"
https://www.referenceforbusiness.com / "History of Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation"
www.anchorcle.com / Boardman Plaza
https://clevelandmagazine.com / Cleveland Magazine
https://debartolodevelopment.com / DeBartolo Development
"Edward J. DeBartolo, Senior" article on Wikipedia
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