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!
In October 1983, a second phase mall was completed. It was known as GALLERY II, with the circa-'77 structure now referred to as GALLERY I. The two superblock malls were also named collectively, using the GALLERY AT MARKET EAST moniker. GALLERY II was anchored by J.C. Penney and incorporated the new SEPTA Market East Station, a commuter train terminal dedicated in November 1984.