Photo from http://www.houstonarchitecture.com / "Nena E"
In 1966 and '67, the mall was enclosed and climate-controlled. Signage was updated to reflect this change, with a small umbrella added.
Graphic from Theodore W. Berenson Associates
Here, we see the new air-conditioned concourse at GULFGATE. The enclosure of the SHOPPING CITY was done as a reaction to the up-and-coming ALMEDA MALL, which was being developed on a site 6 miles southeast.
Photo from http://www4.uwm.edu / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Digital Collections
The mid-'60s roofing renovation was the only major reconstruction ever done to the complex. Following the enclosure, its name would morph into GULFGATE MALL. Other mid-century retail centers often went through several anchor rebrandings. GULFGATE had just one. Joske's became a Dillard's Clearance Center in 1987. When Sakowitz was shuttered, in 1985, its store space was never retenanted.
Here, we see the new air-conditioned concourse at GULFGATE. The enclosure of the SHOPPING CITY was done as a reaction to the up-and-coming ALMEDA MALL, which was being developed on a site 6 miles southeast.
Photo from http://www4.uwm.edu / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Digital Collections
The mid-'60s roofing renovation was the only major reconstruction ever done to the complex. Following the enclosure, its name would morph into GULFGATE MALL. Other mid-century retail centers often went through several anchor rebrandings. GULFGATE had just one. Joske's became a Dillard's Clearance Center in 1987. When Sakowitz was shuttered, in 1985, its store space was never retenanted.
The GULFGATE MALL Center Court, as it appeared in the 1980s.
Photo from https://westfallgroup.com / Westfall Constructors, Limited
