A 1960s aerial view of the Mississippi Gulf Coast mall. The complex shared its site with the posh Edgewater Gulf Hotel (1927-1971). As a matter of note, the EL CON CENTER mall, in Tuscon, Arizona, was also built next door to a grand 1920s hotel.
Photo from Deep South Specialties, Incorporated / Wallace Reeves
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