Bradenton, Florida - 1959
In and around the beautiful Cortez Plaza Shopping Center in 1959, courtesy of The Library of Congress. Nice shots of the shopping center early in its life, with a cool view, especially, of the Belk-Lindsey store (1st photo), sitting behind the court pool as evening falls on a late-fifties Bradenton, Florida.
Mall history: 1950s - present
Current website: here
Current aerial view
Resource articles: 1, 2, 3
Previous entries: 1, 2
Those ceiling supports remind me of Apache Plaza in Minesota! Very Mod, looks like they might catch rain on the roof!
ReplyDeleteSWANK!!! I can feel the cool breeze and smell the salt in the air..... those were the days.
ReplyDeleteLove those cool support beams!
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