When Madison Square Mall Became Huntsville’s New Center
For Huntsville, August 1, 1984, was not just another humid Southern Wednesday. It was the day Madison Square Mall opened, and traffic on University Drive promptly surrendered.
Cars backed up along the corridor as if there were a lunar launch at Redstone Arsenal instead of a new place to buy sweaters.
Suzette Charles, freshly installed as Miss America after Vanessa Williams’ very public dethroning, chose the mall for her first public appearance…