Graphic from the James W. Rouse Company
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!
Baltimore's Mondawmin Center
MONDAWMIN ["mun-dah-min"] CENTER was the first major shopping hub developed by mall maven James Rouse. It was also the first mall-type complex built in Maryland. The facility was named after Mondamin, a Native American deity mentioned in "The Song of Hiawatha," a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Graphic from the James W. Rouse Company
Graphic from the James W. Rouse Company