Columbia's Richland Mall

The original RICHLAND, which was the Palmetto State's first mall-type shopping center, was designed by Atlanta's Toombs, Amisano & Wells and the K.S. Espedahl firm, of Columbia. Toombs Amisano & Wells also envisaged Atlanta's LENOX SQUARE (1959), Chattanooga's EASTGATE CENTER (1962), Jacksonville's REGENCY SQUARE (1967) and Greenville's McALISTER SQUARE (1968).

In November 1961, the 3 million dollar RICHLAND MALL encompassed approximately 253,600 leasable square feet on a single retail level. The complex housed twenty-one stores and services.

Drawing from the Liberty Properties Corporation