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 40 million dollar mall encompassed approximately 840,000 leasable square feet, with 5,000 for-free parking spaces. It was conceived as the first phase of a criss-cross layout complex. This would have had four anchor stores, with one at each end of North, South, East and West wings. Only three wings (and three anchor stores) would ever be built.
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At the far end of the North Wing stood the aforementioned Macy's. The  store's mallway entry faced a recessed fountain.
Photo from https://www.silive.com / Staten Island Live


That venerable Chicago-centric chain anchored the South Wing of STATEN ISLAND MALL. This store's mall entry opened onto an octagonal water feature.
Photo from https://www.silive.com / Staten Island Live 


In November 1980, Maryland's Rouse Company acquired STATEN ISLAND MALL. They performed a thorough renovation and installed the Dancing Waters fountain in Center Court.
Photo from https://www.silive.com / Staten Island Live