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. 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!

An early 2000s exterior view shows the southeast corner of the complex, where J.C. Penney operated between 1961 and 1985. A corporate headquarters for Advance Auto Parts has expanded into most of the mall's Lower Level. In November 2018, it was announced that the company's "HQ" would be moved to Raleigh, North Carolina.
Photo from Roanoke County, Virginia


A Big Kmart operated in the mall's Woolco space for over 30 years. The store was shuttered in March 2017. It was demolished and replaced by a BJ's Wholesale Club, which welcomed first shoppers in November 2018.
Photo from http://www.flickr.com / "Joe Architect"