A circa-1983 site plan shows a fully-realized GALLERIA complex. The latest phase of construction brought in new Neiman-Marcus and Lord & Taylor locations. The retail roster now listed 126 stores and services.
GALLERIA FORT LAUDERDALE TENANTS 1983:
EXISTING STORES:
JORDAN MARSH (with Beauty Salon and Gulfstream Restaurant) / BURDINES (with Beauty Salon and Hibiscus Tea Room) / SAKS FIFTH AVENUE (with Saks Salon) / The Athlete's Foot / August Max ladies' wear / Baron's men's wear / Brooks Brothers men's wear / Butler's Shoes / Cache ladies' wear / The Cafe Deli / Champs Sport Shop / Chess King men's wear / Colony Shop ladies' wear / Elegant Handbags / FAO Schwartz gifts / Financial Federal Savings & Loan (outparcel) / Florsheim Thayer McNeil Shoes / Fotomat / Foxmoor Casuals ladies' wear / Galleria Cinemas 1-2-3-4 / GNC / Gulfstream Bank / Hollywood Federal Savings & Loan / Kinney Shoes / Lerner Shops ladies' wear / McDonald's / McQuade Travel Services / Laura Ashley ladies' wear / Liz Martin ladies' wear / Mayor's Jewelers / Morrow's Nut House / Naturalizer Shoes / Paine Weber (outparcel) / Pappagallo Shop / Parklane Hosiery / Polo By Ralph Lauren men's wear / Romero Jewelers / Sara Fredericks ladies' wear / Sbarro Italian Eatery / Spec's Music / Sunglass Place / Swim 'N Sport / Tennis Lady / That Jean Look / The Forum men's wear / The Limited ladies' wear / Thom McAn Shoes / Uno Jewelers / Waldenbooks / With Panache / Wuv's
NEW STORES:
LORD & TAYLOR / NEIMAN-MARCUS (with Mermaid Bar) / Andrew Geller Shoes / Ann Taylor ladies' wear / Arango Good Design / B. Dalton Bookseller / Bally Shoes / Battaglia Fine Footwear / Bentley's Luggage / Beyond Camera / Bip men's wear / Black, Starr & Frost Jewelers / Body Shop ladies' wear / Brito ladies' wear / Card Shops / Ciro Jewelers / Clapper's men's wear / Clement men's wear / Collector's Guild gifts / Connie Shoes / Crabtree & Evelyn / Cristallerie / East 57th Street Gifts / Faces Restaurant / Fashion Optical / Galleria Fort Lauderdale Community Room / Good Grief Gifts / Gordon's Jewelers / Graphiks Gifts / Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream (2 locations) / Hanover Shoes / Hoffritz Cutlery / Jamie's Restaurant / Kay-Bee Toys / Le Louvre International Gifts / Les Must du Cartier Jewelers / Lillie Rubin ladies' wear / Lily's Cosmetics / Lynn's Hallmark / Margapita Shoes / Metal Crafter / Motherhood Maternity / Mr. Grumps Restaurant / Nunn Bush Brass Boot / Mystique Created Gems / NCNB (outparcel) / Ole' Jewelers / Omnidentix / Orange Bowl snack bar / Original Oliver Restaurant / Peck & Peck ladies' wear / Pennington du Canada ladies' wear / Peter Lord Shoes / Petticoat Parlour / Piercing Pagoda / Pasta Pizazz / Radio Shack / Regis Hairstylists / Ritz Camera / Size 5-7-9 Shop ladies' wear / Smoker's Gallery / Southern Bell Phone Center / Spats Restaurant/ Spritzel's Restaurant / Supercalifragilistic Children's Apparel / Susie's Casuals ladies' wear / Suzanne Morel Cosmetics /T. Edwards ladies' wear / Today's Woman ladies' wear / The Bootery / The Custom Shop men's wear / The Gap apparel / The Great Cookie / The Wild Pair Shoes / Video Concepts / Vie de France Cafe / Wicker Picker
In our first GALLERIA view, we see a Palm Court Level cocktail lounge and glass-enclosed elevator. This transports shoppers up to the Mall (or Main) Level. Visible stores on this floor include Foot Locker and Gordon's Jewelers.
Photo from www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida
In a view of the Mall Level concourse, an Athlete's Foot shoe emporium appears on the left. On the right -across the mall- is a Polo By Ralph Lauren location.
Photo from www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida
Our final early '80s photo finds us in the Neiman Marcus Court, at the center of the complex. On the left is one of the major works of art commissioned for the mall. "The Group" was created by William Hodd ("Bill") McElcheran, of Hamilton, Ontario.
Photo from www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Archives of Florida
