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!

Here we see a breezeway that was on the west side of the Hecht's anchor store.
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The same area, but viewed from the northwest.
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A stairway, connecting the lower parking lot at the rear of the complex with the main ("Mall") level. At the top of the staircase was an open "Exhibit Patio." This was used for fashion shows, concerts and other public functions.
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A view of the rear of the mall and Hecht's store; this taken from the lower level parking lot.
Photo from Library of Congress