Rocket Ahead with Oldsmobile (1950)

The Du Mont Style: Watchin' TV with yer fancy duds on (1951)

From TV's Stone Age.

Among the Deadest of Dead Malls: Lakeview Centre, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Opened in 1968 as Mid-Cities Mall.

First enclosed shopping center in the Manitowoc-Two Rivers area.

Anchored by J. C. Penney and Montgomery Wards.  Other major stores included Woolworth's, Osco Drug, and A&P.

Adjacent mall, the Edgewater, constructed in 1979.

After completion of I-43 in early 1980s, the focus of commercial development shifted to Calumet Avenue, on Manitowoc's southwest side.

Montgomery Wards closed in mid-1980s.  The mall's interior closed in 2000.  Penney's remained in business until January 2011.
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Penney's facade.

Edgewater Mall, now with less than 50% occupancy, is in left-center background.

Green roof #1.

 

Yes, those are seagull feathers. 

Green roof #2.

Green roof #3.

Green roof #4.

Green roof #5.

The Hardees' experiment.

A Blue Heron Against the Blue Water of Lake Michigan

When Watching TV was a Formal Affair (1950)

The closest estimate I can find to a 1950 manufacturer's suggested retail price for the above set is $550.  For 2010, the inflation calculator pegs the 2010 cost at $4,926.

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