Washington Square Mall, Indianapolis, IN – The Stark Reality of a Fading Mall

Washington Square: Suburban Dream Under Glass

When Washington Square Mall opened on a crisp October morning in 1974, it was impossible not to feel a little dazzled. Indianapolis had seen shopping centers before, but nothing like this.

Edward J. DeBartolo Sr., the Ohio developer who had already given the city Lafayette Square and Castleton Square, seemed to be drawing a perfect circle around the suburbs.

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