Palm Beach Mall
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Palm Beach Mall, is a large upscale enclosed shopping mall located in West Palm Beach, Florida. It was the first enclosed conventional shopping mall built in Palm Beach County and still is one of the most popular.
The shopping mall originally opened its doors on October 27, 1967 as the largest mall in the Southeast United States. It was built by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and is now owned by the Simon Property Group. The mall has been remodeled twice in its history.
Today, its anchors include Sears, J.C. Penney, Macy's, and Dillard's. The Palm Beach Mall's food court contains a large variety of fast food eateries.
Original Stores
This is a partial list of the original eighty-seven stores and nine restaurants of the Palm Beach Mall (as well as some of the 1970s stores). This is NOT a current list of stores. For a current list, please see the [official website].Original Anchors: J.C. Penney; Jordan Marsh (then Mervyn's, now Dillard's); Richard's (now Sears); Woolworth's (now DSW Shoe Warehouse); Food Fair (Pantry Pride) (became Food Court).
Later Anchors: Burdines (now Macy's due to the merger) (1976); Lord & Taylor (subdivided as mall space) (1980-2001).
Specialty: Barefoot Mailman - Curios, gifts; Chess King - Men's store; Contempo Casuals - Women's fashions; Lerner - Women's fashions; Doktor Pet Store - Pet Shop; Jacobs Jewelers - Jewelry; Webster's - Sporting Goods; Fannie May Candy - Candy store; Kinney Shoes - Shoe store; Barron's - Men's Store; Lani Kai Fashions - Resort wear; Thom McKann Shoes; SmokeShop - Cigarettes and cigars; Surrey's Ltd. - Men's Store; Florsheim Shoes - Shoes; Baker Shoes - Shoes; Lillie Rubin - Women's fashions; Hallmark Card Shop - Card Shop; Spec's Music - Albums and sheet music; Walgreen's - Drugs and prescriptions; Walden Book Store - Books; Anthony's Fashions - Women's fashions; Goodyear Tire - Auto repair & Appliances; Wicks and Sticks - Candles; County Seat - Levi's Jeans.
Food/Restaurants: Junior's - Deli style foods; Le Petit Cafe - Fast food, sandwiches, pastries; Orange Bowl - Hot dogs, pizza; Harvest House - Cafeteria style; Barracini's Ice Cream - Ice Cream; Hickory Farms - Cheeses; Hot Sam - Pretzels; Department Store Restaurants - Jordan Marsh, J.C. Penney and Woolworth's lunch counter.
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