When the Glass Still Shined
The beige tile caught sunlight through the long, rectangular skylight that ran above the mall’s central spine. When it opened in October 1980, Fairgrounds Square Mall had the clean lines and retail promise typical of its era.
Boscov’s was already in place, having opened as a freestanding department store back in August 1965, long before the rest of the development took shape. The rest came quickly – JCPenney, dozens of smaller tenants, and eventually a movie theater…