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#33
April 05, 2012, 12:34:36 PM Last Edit: April 06, 2012, 07:41:27 AM by Kmart4life
Fire in Lakeland Mall November 23, 1971 from the Ledger. Front page and continued on page 7A
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=rwEhk56xNqMC&dat=19711123&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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#34
April 15, 2012, 07:32:44 PM Last Edit: May 03, 2012, 02:04:17 PM by Kmart4life
I have been given the opportunity to go myself and take pictures of the facility and have found out that 10% of the building has not been renovated and is in it's original form. I will be going this thursday and will post pictures then. :)

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#35
May 03, 2012, 02:05:25 PM
I am posting pics that I took a short time ago.

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#36
May 03, 2012, 02:58:21 PM
Here is the original movie screen from the Jerry Lewis/Lakeland Mall Twin Cinemas

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#37
May 03, 2012, 03:01:37 PM
Unfortunately they had to open the back exit door to take that photo because we could not find a light switch. Also all of the theatre seats are original except some of the middle row.

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#38
May 03, 2012, 03:04:52 PM Last Edit: August 12, 2012, 05:29:25 PM by Kmart4life
The original lighting over the theatre entrance, I remember these from childhood.

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#39
May 03, 2012, 03:06:11 PM
Old theatre concession area

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#40
May 03, 2012, 03:09:01 PM
part of the old Montgomery Wards which served as the worship center until the new worship center was completed.


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#41
May 03, 2012, 03:12:13 PM
These two shots are of what used to be Morrison's cafeteria and the old entrance to Morrison's

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#42
May 03, 2012, 03:15:29 PM
There used to be a fountain in ths area.

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#43
May 03, 2012, 03:18:10 PM Last Edit: December 13, 2012, 08:14:21 AM by Kmart4life
The worship center formerly Woolco and Sam's Club

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#44
May 03, 2012, 03:22:45 PM
If memory serves me right this chapel area was where the cash registers used to be as well as the entrance.

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#45
May 03, 2012, 03:28:13 PM
Entrance to the worship center area.

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#46
May 04, 2012, 06:16:25 PM
And the original Wards door handles up close

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#47
May 04, 2012, 06:21:05 PM
The main entrance canopy which originally did not have the canopy on it. The front had had the leaves on it like on the older pictures posted and the sides said Lakeland Mall. None of which still exist. Here are the present and past.

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#49
August 09, 2012, 07:38:50 AM

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#52
August 10, 2012, 12:48:04 PM
The Lakeland Twin Cinemas phone number was 813-683-3333
Plus a missile displayed at the Mall? http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a-0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZPoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6794,6768019&dq=lakeland+mall&hl=en

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#53
August 12, 2012, 05:33:47 PM

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#54
August 17, 2012, 09:56:34 PM
Quote from: Kmart4life on August 12, 2012, 05:33:47 PM
From mallsofamerica.blogspot.com the interior of the mall from 1972
http://mallsofamerica.blogspot.com/2006/10/lakeland-mall.html
I have a digital image of this photo and at the far end if I zoom in I can see the Woolco sign along with some other small stores I can't make out!

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#55
December 13, 2012, 04:47:21 PM
The Pasta Pot Italian restaraunt.

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#56
December 13, 2012, 04:51:20 PM
Morrison's Cafeteria comes to the mall and was a big hit.

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#57
December 13, 2012, 04:52:43 PM
A couple of shops from the 1971 grand opening.

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#58
December 13, 2012, 04:55:54 PM
Pics from the paper from the 1971 fire, a little better quality.

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#59
March 27, 2013, 10:12:43 AM
Thought you might like this.

1990 Directory of Major Malls listing:

Anchors:
Montgomery Ward
Sam's Club

Shoes
Payless ShoeSource
Royce Shoes

Women's Wear
Jean Nicole

Food
Bishop's Ice Cream
Captain Orange
GNC
Morrison's Cafeteria
One Place for Yogurt
Ponderosa Steakhouse (outparcel)

Gifts, Cards, Books
Gift Port
Gloria's Hallmark

Specialty Tenants
Finishing Touch

Misc.
Champion TV
City of Lakeland Utilities
Lakeland Mall Laundromat
Lakeland Mall Twin Cinema
Land of Oz
RadioShack
Rite Aid
Sunkiss Beauty Supply

The map also shows an outparcel with a ShowBiz Pizza, which appears to be a former supermarket.
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