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 mall's North (Food Court) Entrance and open piazza it fronted on. This section of the former enclosed mall was torn down in 2012.
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The interior of the EL CON MALL Food Court. The prospective culinary complex was a 2001-2002 addition. It was never utilized and sat vacant for nearly 10 years.
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In late 2006, a section at the southwest corner of the mall was razed. The incomplete Ross store, seen here, was built in the space. It opened for business in November 2007.
Photo from Pima County, Arizona
That well-known Bentonville-based retailer joined the EL CON tenant list in September 2013.
Photo from www.elconcenter.com