DECLINING DOWNTOWNS
Mr. Rouse's next endeavor would be an attempt to revive center cities that had been decimated by Post-War suburbanization. His first "festival marketplace" was dedicated in Boston in August 26, 1976. FANEUIL ["Fan-yul"] HALL MARKETPLACE, an urban renewal redevelopment of an eighteenth century public market, was an astounding success. Other marketplaces and downtown shopping malls followed.
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!