Back When Lafayette Square Mall Had a Pulse
Long before redevelopment plans and design mockups, Lafayette Square Mall had foot traffic, blinking arcade machines, and anchor stores that actually opened their doors.
You could catch a movie at the General Cinema, grab groceries from Kroger, or drift past display windows under one enclosed roof. For Indianapolis, it was a first – an actual, full-scale enclosed mall.
Over time, it pulled shoppers from across Marion County, especially with the draw of JCPenney, Sears, and William H. Block. Today, it sits quietly behind fencing, a property with big plans and a longer backstory…