Indian Springs Mall Opens, 1971 Weekend
Indian Springs Mall opened in 1971 in Kansas City, Kansas, under the official name Indian Springs Shopping Center. The property was developed by Copaken, White & Blitt as a two-level enclosed mall.
It sat along the recently completed Interstate 635 corridor, with direct highway access and proximity to Kansas City International Airport (opened in 1972).
At the time of opening, it ranked among the largest enclosed malls in the Midwest. The opening was organized as a multi-day promotional rollout rather than a single event…