Aerial view, looking southwest, of the Southland Shopping Center taken shortly after the grand opening in 1960. The Southland Shopping Center is located in Portage, Michigan on the southwest corner of South Westnedge (left center edge to bottom...
Eastwood Plaza Shopping Center sign. This small strip mall is located at 3500 East Main Street on the southwest corner of East Main and Nazareth Road on the outskirts of the city of Kalamazoo. The camera is looking towards the southeast with East...
Interior of the brand new Kroger Grocery Store located within the Southland Shopping Center in Portage, Michigan. The image is looking north. As of 2017 this space has been subdivided into a PETCO and a M.C. Sporting Goods (which recently...
Image of the dignitaries present for the cake cutting ceremony celebrating The Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary. The image is looking southeast from inside one of the shopping center's store fronts and was taken prior to the doors...
Unknown guest celebrity signing autographs at the one year anniversary of the Southland Shopping Center. This shopping center stands on the southwest corner of Milham Avenue and South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan.
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the newly opened Southland Shopping Center located on the southwest corner of South Westnedge (lower right corner) and Milham Avenue (left to right along the top edge). The businesses visible are (from left to...
Image of the Southland Shopping Center's 1st anniversary celebration held on August 18th, 1961. The large crowed is gathering to watch the cutting of the massive three tier birthday cake. This image is looking east from one of the store fronts...
View, looking east, of the official cutting of the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary cake. The ceremony was held in one of the vacant store fronts. As of 2018 the Southland Shopping Center, which is located on the southwest corner...
Front facade of Budd's Jewelers located inside the West Main Mall at 118 West Main Mall. This particular mall once stood on the northwest corner of Drake Road and West Main Street on the outskirts of Kalamazoo, Michigan. It featured a neo-classic...
Aerial view, looking southwest, of Southland Mall which is located on the southwest corner of South Westnedge (left center edge to lower right corner) and Milham Avenue (lower center edge to right center edge). This image was taken at the...
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the newly opened Jewel Foods and Osco Drugs located off of South Westnedge in Portage, Michigan. Osco's address is 6390 South Westnedge (on the south end of the complex) while Jewel Foods address is 6330 South...
Aerial view, looking southwest, of the Southland Mall located on the southwest corner of Milham Avenue (right center edge to lower center edge), and South Westnedge (left center edge to lower center edge). This image shows the mall immediately...
Front facade of Budd's Jewelers located inside the West Main Mall at 118 West Main Mall. This particular mall once stood on the northwest corner of Drake Road and West Main Street on the outskirts of Kalamazoo, Michigan. It featured a neo-classic...
Aerial view, looking northwest, of the Southland Shopping Center taken just before its one year anniversary celebration in August of 1961. The businesses in the image are (from left to right): Top Value Enterprises (6220 South Westnedge), Federal...
Image of the dignitaries present for the cake cutting ceremony celebrating The Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary. The image is looking southeast from inside one of the shopping center's store fronts and was taken prior to the doors...
The cutting of the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary cake which is taking place on August 18th, 1961. A crowed has gathered in one of the shopping center's storefronts for this celebration, as well as a piece of cake. In this image...
Close-up image of the Southland Shopping Center's famous neon street sign "A Whole Shopping World." This sign once stood near the main entrance off of South Westnedge Avenue. Unfortunately the sign was demolished in the 1970's.
Image of the large three tier cake baked for the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary party which will be held on August 18th, 1961. Dimensions of the cake are unknown, however using the individuals posed around it in later images, it...
View, looking east, of a large crowed which has gathered in a storefront to watch the cutting of the massive Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary cake. This celebration occurred on August 18th, 1961 at the Southland Shopping Plaza...
View, looking east, taken inside one of the storefronts of the Southland Shopping Center. The four unidentified dignitaries are posed with the Southland Shopping Center's one year anniversary cake. This publicity image was taken just prior to the...
