Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - '60s or '70s
Vintage era shot of Isaly's, inside Northway Mall (now called the rather unwieldy, Shoppes at Northway). But this photo's definitely all about that beautiful, retrolicious multi-colored facade inlay wall deal--which reminds me of the totally cool one in the Brady Bunch house!
Mall history: 1962 - present
Current website: here
Info from Wikipedia
Current aerial view
Previous entries: 1, 2
(photo courtesy The Shoppes at Northway)
I love this mall! More retro styling drives its appeal.
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Love the facade too!
ReplyDeleteReading about the rich Isaly history at Wikipedia was very interesting and makes me want to check out the book that was written about the business.
Chipped ham and a groovy storefront...who can ask for anything more? :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Shoppes? What is with that? Are these pretentious names the product of focus groups gone bad?
ReplyDeleteThe worst mall name I have ever heard was "Pavilions at Buckland Hills". This mall is outside of Hartford, Connecticut.
The thing is, they had to change the name to "the Buckland Hills Mall" I think it is because nobody realized that "Pavilions at Buckland Hills" was a mall!
So Sally Veauty Supply used to have stores "IN" malls? Interesting. For as long as I've known about the chain, they've only been located in strip centers in my corner of the country (Wisconsin).
ReplyDeleteGotta dig that store frontage though....retro goodness. :)
Isaly's was a special occasion. You might go with the family and have lunch and a double scoop of ice cream on a cone.
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