A snapshot of the Center Court and West Wing of WHEATON PLAZA, taken on the mall's grand opening day. In the distance is the 240,000 square foot Montgomery Ward.
Photo from Montgomery Ward & Company Annual Report 1959
Here we see Center Court and its distinctive fountain. The water feature was designed by Barbara Chase-Riboud, a visual artist, novelist and award-winning poet.
Photo from http://moussemagazine.it / Mousse Magazine
The image above -and one that follows- show vintage views of the WHEATON PLAZA shopping concourse. It is decorated for the 1965 yuletide season.
Photo from Library of Congress / Warren K. Leffler