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The East Bay's Southland Center

A logo used to promote the Bay Area's shiny new SOUTHLAND CENTER. The complex was the first fully-enclosed shopping mall in Northern California.
Graphic from the Taubman Company 

 

A mid-'60s aerial of SOUTHLAND, which was also the second mall built under the auspices of Michigan's Taubman Company.
Photo from Smith News Company