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!
The 1948 Tucker Torpedo, manufactured on the site of the present-day FORD CITY MALL. The complex that -in part- became the shopping center was used by Preston Tucker's company, before he was cut off at the knees by Detroit's automotive aristocracy.
Photos from Wikipedia / Sean O'Flaherty
The mall's original front facade and Main Entrance. A Woolworth 5 & 10 and Harvest House Cafeteria are in the immediate foreground, with a National Food grocery and J.C. Penney off in the distance.
Photo from Cameo Greeting Cards, Incorporated