First seen in the opening credits of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," in September 1970, the Downtown Dayton's hat toss became one of the most iconic TV scenes of the 20th century. It was immortalized, by the erection of this statue at Nicollet Mall and South 7th Street, in 2002.
Photo from Wikipedia / Matt Butts

The CRYSTAL COURT mall at IDS Center was joined by several adjacent urban-type shopping complexes over the years. The first of these, MINNEAPOLIS CITY CENTER, opened on August 5, 1982. The 3-level building included two high rise structures; the 50-floor International Multifoods Tower and 583-room Marriott City Center hotel.
Graphic from http://www.minneapoliscitycenter.com (website on Internet Archive Wayback Machine)

The CITY CENTER mall encompassed 360,000 leasable square feet and housed around forty stores and services, including the 11-bay City Center Food Court. Its primary tenant was a (90,000 square foot) Donaldson's (1982-1988). This store also operated as a Carson's (1988-1993) and Montgomery Ward (1993-1997).
Photo from the Hennepin County Library  

The center city's third urban-style mall was officially dedicated on October 12, 1987. THE CONSERVATORY comprised 5 levels and housed ninety tenant spaces. The major stores in this uber upscale shopping venue were Harold, Mark Shale and FAO Schwarz. THE CONSERVATORY was something of a spectacular failure, which led to the building being imploded in March 1998.

Graphic from the Dayton Hudson Corporation