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!

The original, open-air shopping concourse at BUENAVENTURA CENTER extended for 673 feet. In this 1960s view, we see Kinney Shoes on the right, with Loops Cafeteria and Party Time stores on the left.
Photo from the Gordon L. MacDonald Corporation 


The east Ventura shopping hub has operated under five different names since opening for business in late 1964. We have assembled a collection of mall logos that represent each incarnation.