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!
J.C. Penney, which anchors the north end of MILLCREEK MALL, opened in October 1975. The building encompasses 148,200 square feet.
Photo Erie County, Pennsylvania
Originally a "Penneys" Auto Center, the outparcel structure seen here was rebranded by Firestone when the J.C. Penney chain sold off its auto repair division, in 1983.
Photo from Erie County, Pennsylvania
The mall's southeast anchor opened, as a Sears, in 1974. It operated under that nameplate for 42 years.
Photo from Erie County, Pennsylvania