tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134442842009-11-30T23:17:21.683-05:00Vintage photos of lost Shopping Malls of the '50s, '60s & '70sKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440487600613845946noreply@blogger.comBlogger861125http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/SirGraves/MOAtitle.gifmallsofamericahttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444284.post-90955916074533266892007-08-28T03:55:00.001-04:002008-11-15T03:41:14.173-05:002008-11-15T03:41:14.173-05:00Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440487600613845946noreply@blogger.com222Lancaster, Pennsylvania - circa 1970sHere's a fun postcard shot taken inside the ever-moody Park City Center Mall in the 1970s (back when it was still dark and moody). In this photo we see a small...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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The store on the left is called Bernie's (which appears...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444284.post-81294413762267589692007-08-21T05:54:00.001-04:002008-11-15T03:41:17.128-05:002008-11-15T03:41:17.128-05:00Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440487600613845946noreply@blogger.com10Kansas City, Missouri - 1960'sWonderful sixties postcard photo of children playing around the brightly-colored "Noah's Ark" fountain in an open-air court at The Landing mall (or shopping center,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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This photo find comes courtesy of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444284.post-54515092061841668432007-08-14T03:46:00.000-04:002008-11-15T03:41:18.314-05:002008-11-15T03:41:18.314-05:00Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440487600613845946noreply@blogger.com13Houston, Texas - July, 1967Interior photo of Sharpstown Center (or Sharpstown Mall), taken in July of 1967. Here's some past and more recent history from its Wikipedia entry:"This is the second mall...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Kresge is a man as well as a variety store, and, at...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444284.post-9235115439113717592007-08-14T03:38:00.000-04:002008-11-15T03:41:18.899-05:002008-11-15T03:41:18.899-05:00Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440487600613845946noreply@blogger.com5Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - 1960sHere's a vibrant color postcard photo of the Jordan Marsh store looming high in the distance, above and anchoring a portion of the venerable Sunrise Shopping Center (as...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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And here's the posh and fashionable window display (complete with Mannequins) at the Lora Lee Dress Shop, just oozing charm and retro swank!See more...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444284.post-12754416620331853092007-08-07T04:15:00.000-04:002007-08-07T04:55:04.818-04:002007-08-07T04:55:04.818-04:00Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440487600613845946noreply@blogger.com10Wausau Center Mall commercial (1983)Here's a fun 1983 TV commercial for the grand opening of the Wausau Center Mall in downtown Wausau, Wisconsin. This shopping mall (which underwent a mall-wide,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Once again, there's that distinctive...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444284.post-64394703102974766102007-08-01T02:51:00.000-04:002007-08-01T03:34:51.036-04:002007-08-01T03:34:51.036-04:00Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440487600613845946noreply@blogger.com3A daily dose of mall-related reading..."More competition brings less hope for older, enclosed"Specialty Retail - July, 2002(Excerpt) <!-- google_ad_section_end --&gt;Once-thriving malls across the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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"The uncommon jeans for people with a common problem!" :DWow, I remember seeing these commercials on late night TV back in the day, and even...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13444284.post-57442786242319440672007-07-30T03:13:00.000-04:002008-11-15T03:41:20.393-05:002008-11-15T03:41:20.393-05:00Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440487600613845946noreply@blogger.com4San Francisco, California - circa 1950sSwanky '50s postcard photo of the Stonestown Shopping Center (now Stonestown Galleria) in San Francisco, California. Lots of vintage store signage on display...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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