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!

The earliest competitor of GATEWAY MALL had been CENTRAL PLAZA MALL, which opened in stages between 1952 and 1958. It was an open-air, cluster-type complex anchored by W.T. Grant, Publix and Montgomery Ward.
Photo from www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida


Major competitors, such as TYRONE SQUARE, eventually usurped GATEWAY MALL. The past-its-prime property was demalled between 1998 and 2000, with GATEWAY MARKET CENTER taking its place. Target opened a GATEWAY store in March 1999.
Photo from http://inventrust.propertycapsule.com / InvenTrust Properties


We wrap up our GATEWAY excursion with a circa-2010 site plan. Structures recycled from the original enclosed mall are surrounded in blue.
Original drawing from http://www.ddr.com / Developers Diversified Realty