Shopping Spree – Part 11
The Shopping Spree article series continues with part 11. As usual we head back 50 years or so to visit the stylish, kitschy and sometimes strange looking malls and shopping centers of the past. This time we take a look at Montgomery Ward, Woolco, Randhurst Mall and Colonial Plaza in Orlando.
Like most of us retro lovers know, time stands still in photographs, but progress doesn’t. Does anyone know if these places are still around today and what they look like? Please let your stories be heard in the comments.
Above: Woolco, Claymont in 1968 — Photo courtesy of Pleasant Family Shopping
Above: Shoppers World, Framingham in 1971 — Photo courtesy of Pleasant Family Shopping
Above: Randhurst Christmas Decorations — Photo courtesy of Pleasant Family Shopping
Above: Randhurst, Christmas 1962 — Photo courtesy of Pleasant Family Shopping
Above: Randhurst, Carsons Jewel — Photo courtesy of Pleasant Family Shopping
Above: Randhurst, Boat show — Photo courtesy of Pleasant Family Shopping
Above: Food Fair in 1962 — Photo courtesy of Pleasant Family Shopping
Above: Colonial Plaza, Orlando — Photo courtesy of Pleasant Family Shopping
Chris Alm
Christopher founded Ultra Swank in 2005. Has a crush on mid-century graphic design, defunct airlines, Disneyland and the Century 21 Exposition. Is a collector of easy listening music from the 60s and 70s and a Swedish expat living in Barcelona, Spain.
