Winter Park Mall (now Winter Park Village)

Winter Park, Florida - circa 1960

Vintage postcard view (shot dates to around 1960) of Winter Park Mall, with it's incredible spilling chalice fountain--this was the way it originally looked when it first opened. It's since been completely redeveloped and transformed into a sprawling open-air lifestyle center dubbed, Winter Park Village. Below is a quote on the original mall's demise, from the website of Dover, Kohl & Partners, one of the firms involved in the redevelopment of Winter Park Mall in the late-'90s:

"Winter Park Mall, located in the heart of Winter Park, Florida, was hailed in the 1960s as a symbol of progress. The Mall was designed to compete directly for customers with nearby Park Avenue, the City's traditional Main Street. Starting in the 1980s, however, Winter Park Mall steadily declined in sales and lost tenants, while Park Avenue maintained its vitality and grew stronger. Park Avenue is now known as 'the Main Street that killed the Mall'."

Mall history: 1950s - late '90s (redeveloped)
Current website: n/a
Current aerial view
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