A rendering of the original PARLY 2 ["Par-lee duh"]. It was the first mall in -or around- Paris and the third in France. The dual-level, dual-anchor facility covered around 712,500 leasable square feet and housed 100 stores. It opened for business in November 1969.
Drawing from https://cloud10.todocoleccion.online
France's first mall was built in the western suburbs of Lille. AUCHON ENGLOS ["Oo-shah on-glo"] was a fully-enclosed, single-level facility of approximately 250,000 leasable square feet and thirty stores. Anchored by an Auchon hypermart, the shopping hub opened its doors in March 1969.
Graphic from https://englos.aushopping.com/fr / Aushopping Englos Les Geants
Next in line was CAP 3000 ["Cap twah-meen"]. Built in the southwest environs of Nice, the mall was fully-enclosed, with 2 shopping levels. In its original state, CAP 3000 encompassed approximately 700,200 leasable square feet and fifty-two stores. It included a cinema and rooftop swimming pool. The official grand opening was held in October 1969.
Graphic from https://en.cap3000.com/fr / CAP Cote D'Azur
