Little Rock's Park Plaza Center 

The first mall-type shopping complex in the Natural State opened for business in December 1960. During its early years, PARK PLAZA CENTER was promoted with this Space Age trademark. 

In its original state, PARK PLAZA CENTER surrounded a 2-level, open air shopping concourse. It was meticulously landscaped and included a babbling brook, which traversed it from end-to-end. 

Photo from University of Arkansas Little Rock Center for History & Culture / Earl Saunders, Junior 

Here, we see a stairway on the east end of the concourse. In the upper left is Toppie, the Top Value Stamps elephant. The original PARK PLAZA included Kroger -which owned Top Value Stamps- and a Top Value Stamps Redemption Center.

Photo from University of Arkansas Little Rock Center for History & Culture / Earl Saunders, Junior