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Village Square opened in August 1975. It filled Lower Promenade space where the Kiddie Lane Victorian Village had once stood. By the time of this photo, the name of the mini-mall had been changed to Village Mall. Photo from www.myspace.com / Bergen Mall / Jordan B.
A view of a Village Square corridor. Tise Colonial-themed mall-within-a-mall housed sixty boutique-type stores. Photo from www.myspace.com / Bergen Mall / Jordan B.
A documentary which offers a contradictory viewpoint to the "all malls are dead or dying" declaration. A short history of the American shopping center and mall is also provided.
Although articles and special features have been thoroughly researched, we can not guarantee that all information is 100% accurate. We try to do our best with insufficient reference material and conflicting details. Contemporary newspaper write-ups are our primary source of information. These, and other materials, are listed at the end of each article.
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Logos & Trademarks
Mall logo and trademark images in various articles illustrate key moments in a mall's history. The images are not replaceable with free-use or public-domain images. The use of the images does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the images in any way. Images are used for non-profit, informational purposes only and their use is not believed to detract from the original copyrighted images in any way.