Boston's Shoppers' World

This sign, which stood along Worcester Road, beckoned shoppers to visit America's second suburban shopping mall (Note: the first, Seattle's NORTHGATE CENTER, had opened for business in April 1950).

"Klattu barada Jordan Marsh?" The sight of this futuristic, spaceship-shaped Dome Store might lead one to imagine the Gort robot walking out of its main entrance. 

"The Day The Earth Stood Still" premiered on September 28, 1951. Ironically, the "space ship" Jordan Marsh -at SHOPPERS' WORLD- was dedicated less than a week later.

Graphic from 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation