Ala Moana Shopping Center

Honolulu, Hawaii - circa 196os

Gorgeous vintage postcard photo of a dazzling and colorful fountain in an outdoor court area at the Ala Moana Shopping Center. I believe this dates to sometime in the '60s. Caption on the back reads:

"Ala Moana Shopping Center - Pictured is a small portion of the fascinating array of fountains, trees, flowers, sculpture and art work found in this vast complex in Honolulu."

Mall history: 1959 - present
Architect: John Graham Jr.
Current aerial view
Current website: here
Info from Wikipedia
Previous entries: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Mall Sign: Midway Mall

Sand Island, Midway Atoll, Hawaii

Midway Mall sign at Sand Island, on Midway Atoll (also known as Midway Island), Hawaii, snapped in 1999 by Forest & Kim Starr. Because even the smallest and most humble of places must have a mall--though this one's more for the birds these days.

"Midway Mall" isn't really an actual shopping mall in reality, but the sign says that (and it is called that), and since I like the shot, I thought it'd be fun to post here in a quasi "sort of related" kind of way. Midway Mall is an area in the center of the island that once catered to Navy families, but is now largely abandoned. It has a tiny general store, some offices, a bowling alley, and a theater (where Bob Hope once appeared).

Give it a couple years. Some overzealous developer will find a way to turn it into an open-air Lifestyle Town Center. Or a Wal-Mart, take your pick.

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Ala Moana Shopping Center at night!

Honolulu, Hawaii - circa 196os

A rare nighttime aerial postcard photo of the Ala Moana Shopping Center (this is the Sears anchor side), taken in the '60s I believe--postmark is early '70s, however. I've shared lots of aerial pictures of this mall in the past (see "previous entries" below), but this is the first vintage one I've seen of Ala Moana at night, and I think it looks spectacular! (even considering the low quality of the original card--which it is)

For my retro mall money, this shot's definitely a keeper!

Mall history: 1959 - present
Architect: John Graham Jr.
Current aerial view
Current website: here
Info from Wikipedia
Previous entries: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Mall Video: Ala Moana Shopping Center

Ala Moana Shopping Center, Honolulu, HI (2006)

Here's a nice little video tour (via Ben's Tours on YouTube) of the Ala Moana Shopping Center as it looks today. I kind of dug this and thought it might be of some interest here as it helps put the mall into some modern perspective for us (as does this link).

Mall history: 1959 - present
Architect: John Graham Jr.
Current aerial view
Current website: here
Info from Wikipedia
Previous entries: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8