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!
Stouffer's operated a full-service restaurant in the original WESTGATE CENTER. In this March 1954 view, we see the northwest corner of the Halle's anchor store on the left, with Stouffer's on the right.
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In this snapshot we see the Stouffer's mallway entrance. The WESTGATE location was the chain's first shopping center store.
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Above, we have a night view of the north side of the store.
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Above and below are photos of the interior of Stouffer's WESTGATE.
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The Orchard Room, with its golden apple trees, is shown in this view.
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