THE LOCAL EVENTS IN ALABAMA DIARIES

Eastdale Mall was the 1st enclosed shopping mall in Montgomery and the next most significant in Alabama when it opened in 1977. It had four anchor stores: Montgomery Ward (later Sears), Pizitz (later on Parisian), Gayfers (later on Dillard’s), and JCPenney. Eastdale Shopping mall is home to Alabama’s only ice skating rink inside of a shopping m