MALL HALL OF FAME

Tallahassee's Northwood Mall As a true blast from the past, we present the original trademark of the capital city's first shopp...

Crowds gather at the Main Entrance on the mall's grand opening day, September 30, 1969. Photo from http://www.floridamemory.com / St...

An aerial view of the NORTHWOOD property. It was the first -and only- shopping mall ever developed by Publix Supermarkets, although they ...

In September 1969, NORTHWOOD MALL housed 544,200 leasable square feet on 2 levels. A basement beneath the main mall and J. Byr...

We now present a groovy   photo album, showing what a shopping mall looked like 50 years ago. These snapshots of the NORTHWOOD MALL entr...

Strickland's, dealing in all kinds of footwear for ladies and gents. Photo from http://www.floridamemory.com / State Library & Ar...

The Storkette, for the maternity-minded shopper. The store also carried children's apparel. Photo from http://www.floridamemory.com /...

A snapshot taken at Center Court . The storefront on the right houses the Jiffy Snack lunch counter. Photo from http://www.floridamemory....

Gilberg's "House of 1,000 Fabrics." This Tallahassee-based chain eventually operated thirty-five stores in six Southeastern...

J. Byron, the mall's primary anchor store, with Eckerd Drugs on the right. Photo from http://www.floridamemory.com / State Librar...

A full view of the Eckerd's mall storefront. As was the case with just about any drug store of this era, it included a Coffee Shop lu...

Ocala's Rheinauers chain leased a (16,000 square foot) store at the south end of the mallway. It served as a junior anchor of the ...

NORTHWOOD MALL faced a formidable rival just 2 years after its completion. TALLAHASSEE MALL, only a half mile north of NORTHWOOD, was...

NORTHWOOD MALL North Monroe Street / US 27 and West Tharpe Street Tallahassee, Florida The first shopping mall in Florida's Panhandl...

Northern Florida's Panama City Mall The first -and only- enclosed shopping center in -or around- Panama City was inaugurated in t...

Sears opened its first Panama City location in 1952. This store closed when Sears relocated to PANAMA CITY MALL. Photo from www.florid...

A site plan of the circa-'76 center. It was anchored by Gayfers and Sears, included a 4-plex cinema, the 12-bay Sidewalk ...

Photographer Eric Tournay took these two snapshots inside PANAMA CITY MALL in 1978. Photo from www.floridamemory.com / State Library ...

The original two-anchor structure was expanded with an East Wing in 1982. It housed a new J.C. Penney and seven inline stores....

The PANAMA CITY MALL Penney's encompasses 1-level and 85,000 square feet. Photo from http://hendonproperties.propertycapsule.com /...