DAYTON MALL is one of the most poorly-documented mid-century centers. No vintage photos are available anywhere, so I created some images myself (from memory). The mall's Atrium had 2 levels and fronted on Rike's. As originally built, DAYTON MALL was a basic, no-frills structure with few interior embellishments and no natural lighting of any kind. The wavy ceiling treatment, spanning the Atrium area, was made of strips of paper.

The south-facing facade of Rike's. Two exterior entries brought customers into the bargain-clearance department. The original store included The Amber Lantern, an upscale restaurant.

The "Penneys", which anchored the west end of the 1970 mall. The building would have a brief stint as a Cincinnati-based McAlpin's in the late 1990s.