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!
A snapshot taken at Center Court. The storefront on the right houses the Jiffy Snack lunch counter.
Photo from http://www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida
Another view of Center Court, showing the mall's "Wonderfall." This water-less feature used drops of glycerine that descended down its network of nylon strings, to give a watery illusion. These "faux" fountains were a fixture in many mid-to-late 1960s malls.
Photo from http://www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida
Millers, who sold ladies' and gentlemen's apparel and accessories.
Photo from http://www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida