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Crestwood Plaza, the first big shopping mall in St. Louis
1957
Crestwood, Missouri
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Crestwood Plaza opened in 1957 as the first major mall in the St. Louis area and one of the first anywhere with more than one department store. It was rebranded twice, as Westfield Shoppingtown Crestwood and then Crestwood Court. Decline set in around 2000 and accelerated when Dillard's announced its closure in 2007. Demolition began in May 2016 and finished in October 2017.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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