These were taken from a Google News Archive newspaper from 1982, showing the grand opening of Grand Avenue Mall. It was an innovative center, connecting two historic department stores, including Gimbels (yes, the first Gimbels was in Milwaukee, not New York City). While the mall was built in 1982, most of the buildings came from a much earlier time, including the Plankinton Arcade. A lot of the stores were unique, local, upscale-leaning stores as part of the "festival marketplace" theme Rouse loved so much. Sadly, due to mismanagement over the years, nearly every store has moved on, and the mall is hardly what it was in the glory days.
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