Photo from Sears, Roebuck & Company Annual Report 1961
Built in the South Highlands section of Shreveport, the mall was anchored by the aforementioned Sears and Shreveport-based Palais Royal. It encompassed approximately 440,000 leasable square feet and housed fifty-five stores and services. Parking facilities could accommodate 2,500 autos at one time.
MALL ST. VINCENT TENANTS 1978:
SEARS (with Coffee House and freestanding Auto Center) / PALAIS ROYAL / BEALLS / B. Dalton Bookseller / Breslers 33 Flavors ice cream / Butler's Shoes / Cabin Fever Room public auditorium / Corn Dog On A Stick / County Seat men's wear / Court Collections Tennis Shop / Ear Cetera / Gallenkamp Shoes / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Holly's Cards & Gifts / Jackson's Jewelers / K & B Drug / Karmelkorn / Kinney Shoes / Lee Martin men's wear / Piccadilly Cafeteria / Rider's Jewelry / Land of Oz video arcade / Orange Julius / Radio Shack / St. Vincent 6 Theatres / Stan's Record Shop / Stuarts Ready-To-Wear For Ladies / The Athlete's Foot / The Snack Bar / The Male Shop men's wear / Texas State Optical / Zales Jewelers
By the late 1980s, MALL ST. VINCENT was in a downward spiral. This was brought on by road construction in the vicinity of the shopping complex and competition from the new PIERRE BOSSIER ("bow-jur") MALL. A major renovation was done at MALL ST. VINCENT, which replaced a vacant north anchor store with a brand new Dillard's.
The early '90s remodeling also refurbished interior common area and rebuilt mall entrances. In this snapshot, we see how MALL ST. VINCENT appeared after the construction dust settled, in September 1991.
Photo from http://www.southernretail.blogspot.com
