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!

Los Angeles' CRENSHAW CENTER was the nation's first regional-class shopping center. The original complex featured large, multi-story department stores and acres of free parking. It also included a large Von's supermarket.
Photo from http://s11.photobucket.com / "DCGrocery"
Graphic from the Von's Grocery Company


Another innovative regional shopping center was Chicagoland's PARK FOREST COMMERCIAL CENTER / PLAZA. In this vintage view, we see its Jewel Tea Company supermarket, which opened in 1950. 
Photo from Malls of America Blogspot
Graphic from Jewel Tea Company, Incorporated

A mid-century mom shops for groceries for her (2.5-child) Nuclear Family.
Photo from Library of Congress / Thomas O'Halloran