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!
By 1963, America had advanced from the Jet Age to the Space Age. Noteworthy events of the year (pop culture-wise) were the dramatic changes brought by the introduction of Zip Codes, which redefined the way a letter was addressed. Moreover, the Area Code, introduced -in New Jersey- in 1951, was gradually being adopted nationwide and was modifying the way one dialed a phone call.
"Cleopatra" image from 29th Century Fox Film Corporation
"Jazz Samba" LP image from Polygram-Universal Group
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