Here is an amazing photo collection that shows what American shopping malls looked like in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Arizona. Chris Town Shopping Mall, Phoenix |
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| Arizona. Thomas Mall, Phoenix |
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| California. Eastridge Shopping Mall, San Jose |
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| California. Escondido Village Mall, Escondido |
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| California. Rain Fountain at Topanga Plaza, Canoga Park |
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| California. Shopping Mall in Marysville |
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| California. Topanga Plaza, Canoga Park |
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| Connecticut. Chapel Square Mall, New Haven |
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| Florida. Merritt Square Mall |
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| Florida. Regency Square Shopping, Jacksonville |
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| Florida. Seminole Mall, St. Petersburg |
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| Florida. Tyrone Square Shopping Mall, St. Petersburg |
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| Florida. Volusia Mall, Dayton Beach |
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| Florida. West Shore Shopping Plaza, Tampa |
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| Florida. Winter Park Mall fountain |
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| Georgia. Macon Mall |
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| Illinois. Ford City Shopping Center, Chicago |
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| Illinois. Mall at Lincoln Square, Urbana |
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| Illinois. Old Orchard shopping center fountain, Skokie |
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| Illinois. Yorktown Shopping, Lombard |
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| Iowa. Mall Fountain, Dubuque |
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| Kansas. White Lakes Shopping Mall, Topeka |
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| Massachusetts. Burlington Mall |
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| Massachusetts. Chapel Northshore Shopping, Peabody |
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| Massachusetts. Eastfield Mall, Springfield |
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| Massachusetts. Liberty Tree Mall, Danvers |
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| Michigan. Eastland Center, Harper Woods |
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| Michigan. Fountain sculpture of Eastland Center, Harper Woods |
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| Michigan. Hillsdale Shopping Center |
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| Michigan. Northland Shopping Mall, Southfield |
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| Michigan. Westland Center, Wayne |
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| Michigan. Woodland Shopping Mall, Grand Rapids |
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| Minnesota. Southdale Shopping Mall, Edina |
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| New York. Boulevard Mall, Buffalo |
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| New York. Midtown Plaza, Rochester |
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| New York. Summit Park, Niagara Falls |
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| Ohio. Arcade, Cleveland |
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| Ohio. Belden Village Mall seating, Canton |
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| Ohio. Eastwood Mall |
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| Oregon. Lloyd Center Mall, Portland |
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| Pennsylvania. Northway Mall, Pittsburgh |
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| South Carolina. Florence Mall, Florence |
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| Texas. Lake Air Shopping Center, Waco |
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| Texas. NorthPark Center, Dallas |
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| Texas. One Tandy Center, Fort Worth |
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| Texas. Sharpstown Mall Clock, Houston |
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| Washington. Northgate Shopping Mall, Seattle |
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| Washington. Tacoma Mall wide corridors |
















































