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Although articles and special features have been thoroughly researched, we can not guarantee that all information is 100% accurate. We do our best with (sometimes) limited reference material or conflicting details. Contemporary newspaper write-ups are our primary source of information. These, and other materials, are listed at the end of each article.

Arcades & Early Shopping Centers

  • Arcades & Early Shopping Centers
  • Ohio's Dayton Arcade (1904)
  • Missouri's Country Club Plaza (1923)
  • Texas' Highland Park Village (1931)
  • Maryland's Greenbelt Center (1937)
  • Ohio's Greenhills Center (1938)
  • Wisconsin's Greendale Village Center (1938)
  • Oklahoma's Atkinson Plaza (1943)

American Malls

  • Puerto Rico's Plaza Las Americas (1968)
  • Cincinnati's Union Terminal Mall (1980)
  • Las Vegas' The Fashion Show (1981)
  • Philadelphia's Court at King of Prussia (1981)
  • Tennessee's Mall of Memphis (1981)
  • Miami's Aventura Mall (1983)
  • Virginia's Potomac Mills (1985)
  • Orange County, California's Crystal Court (1986)
  • Chattanooga's Hamilton Place (1987)
  • Cincinnati's Forest Fair Mall (1988)
  • Atlanta's Rio Shopping Center (1989)
  • Fort Lauderdale's Sawgrass Mills (1990)
  • Syracuse's Carousel Center - Destiny USA (1990)
  • Minnesota's Mall of America (1992)
  • New York's Palisades Center (1998)
  • Los Angeles' Hollywood & Highland Complex - Ovation Hollywood (2001)
  • New Jersey's American Dream (2019)

Australian Malls

  • Australia's First Malls
  • Melbourne's Chadstone Centre (1960)
  • Canberra's Monaro Shopping Mall (1963)
  • Sydney's Roselands Centre (1965)
  • Sydney's Burwood Westfield Shoppingtown (1966)

Canadian Malls

  • Canada's First Malls
  • British Columbia's Park Royal Centre (1950)
  • Ontario's Greater Hamilton Centre (1954)
  • Ontario's Don Mills Centre (1955)
  • Alberta's North Hill Centre (1958)
  • Manitoba's Polo Park Centre (1959)
  • Ontario's Wellington Square (1960)
  • Ontario's Yorkdale Centre (1964)
  • Quebec's Fairview Pointe-Claire Centre (1965)
  • Ontario's Devonshire Mall (1970)
  • Alberta's West Edmonton Mall (1981)

Malls Around The World

  • Great Britain's Bull Ring Centre (1964)
  • South Africa's Killarney Mall (1966)
  • Brazil's Shopping Center Iguatemi (1966)
  • France's Centre Commercial Parly 2 (1969)
  • Japan's Tamagawa Takashimaya SC (1969)
  • Great Britain's Brent Cross Centre (1976)
  • Japan's Lalaport Tokyo-Bay (1981)

Special Features

  • America's GreenbeltTowns (1938-1939)
  • America's First Power Center (1986)
  • America's First Lifestyle Center (1987)
  • America's Largest Malls (2024)

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  • Mall Hall of Fame
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Mall and Retail Related Links:

  • Groceteria
  • Labelscar: The Retail History Website
  • Mall Of Memphis: Remembering The Marketplace Of The Mid-South
  • Malls Of America Blogspot
  • Pleasant Family Shopping Blogspot
  • Sky City: Southern Retail Then & Now
  • SkyMall: Retail History & Abandoned Airports
  • The Department Store Museum
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