Some malls and stores are gone, except in our memories. Others have been renovated and expanded.
What did those South Florida malls look like in the early days?
Let’s take a look through the Miami Herald archives at some old photos of Dadeland, Omni, Cutler Ridge, Westland and Aventura malls.
DADELAND MALL
Shoppers invade Dadeland Mall the day after Christmas looking for bargains.
Dadeland Mall has been serving Miami-Dade County shoppers since it opened in 1962. Above: Shoppers crowd an entrance to Burdines in the Dadeland Mall in 1992.
Dadeland Mall lobby fountain in 1987.
Christmas shoppers cruise through Burdines at Dadeland Mall on the day after Thanksgiving in 1988.
A closed Jordan Marsh department store at Dadeland Mall in 1991.
In 1983, looking west through the center of the original Dadeland Mall.
East end of Dadeland Mall in 1980.
Dadeland Mall in 1981.
In 1980, the horse at Dadeland Mall.
AVENTURA MALL
Chicken Kitchen at the old Treats food court at Aventura Mall in 2010.
Aventura Mall with Lord & Taylor in 1983, the year the mall opened.
Gino Gaetano plays the piano at the old food court in Aventura Mall on Tuesday evening, Oct. 5, 2010, as a listener dances in the background.
Glamour Shots at Aventura Mall in 1996.
WESTLAND MALL
A parking lot at Westland Mall in 1987.
A store owner greets customers at Westland Mall in 1998.
Westland Mall, near the Palmetto Expressway in Hialeah in the 1970s.
CUTLER RIDGE MALL
The Gap at the old Cutler Ridge Mall in 1983.
Workers in front of the old Cutler Ridge Mall in 1981.
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