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. 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!
The West Bay's Stanford Center


Next in line in the succession of Bay Area shopping centers was Palo Alto's STANFORD. Built by the university of the same name, it was open-air in format. The complex was officially dedicated in February 1956.
Graphic from Stanford University / Broadway-Hale Stores