tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post1167565137517080608..comments2024-03-24T16:06:34.633-07:00Comments on BIGMallrat - Shopping Malls in the San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond: Bay Fair Shopping Center Grand Opening Phase II - 1957Scott Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10967375949115515071noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post-74600808331628332242023-10-01T11:46:17.764-07:002023-10-01T11:46:17.764-07:00My grandma worked at the See’s Candy store, so we ...My grandma worked at the See’s Candy store, so we always stopped in for a piece of candy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post-21960200956836346792021-04-06T15:02:31.608-07:002021-04-06T15:02:31.608-07:00When Bay Fair Mall was formally dedicated in 1957,...When Bay Fair Mall was formally dedicated in 1957, many of the SF 49ers players were present signing team photos. I still have mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589731273901941578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post-74910085474130161642021-04-06T14:58:35.075-07:002021-04-06T14:58:35.075-07:00Bay Fair Mall was built on property that was home ...Bay Fair Mall was built on property that was home to the Oakland Speedway, a 30,000 seat race track.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589731273901941578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19322750.post-28036160206084217452011-06-17T10:18:43.751-07:002011-06-17T10:18:43.751-07:00I distinctly remember Wards having a lower level m...I distinctly remember Wards having a lower level mall entrance at Bayfair. Maybe they closed it off in later years, but it was definitely there when it opened. <br /><br />The awkwardness of the layout may have been due to the fact that the original outdoor mall was built around a single anchor(Macys). It's sister center(Valley Fair) chose instead to demolish everything except Macys when it came time to enclose it.Robnoreply@blogger.com