The mall, located along Highway 16, opened at 9:30 a.m. July 31, 1980.
Valley View Mall: Construction underway
Construction workers prepare the site for Valley View Mall, at the corner of Hwys. 16 and 157. The mall opened in the summer of 1980.
Valley View Mall: View from the early 1980s
This photo, taken in the early 1980s, shows the area around Hwys. 16 and 157.
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Valley View Mall: 1985 list of stores
This list of stores was published in a special section of the La Crosse Tribune that marked Valley View Mall's fifth anniversary.
Valley View Mall: Sears courtyard
This photo taken in 1985 shows a seating area outside the Sears department store.
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Valley View Mall: Skylights
This photo, taken before the mall's 1980 opening, shows one of the seating areas in the mall. Skylights and trees were installed in seating areas throughout the mall.
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Valley View Mall: Sears
Manager David McDowell stock merchandise in the boys department before the store opened in 1980 at the Valley View Mall.
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Valley View Mall: Kinney Shoes
Scaffolding and plastic block the entrance to Kinney Shoes before it opens its doors in 1980 at Valley View Mall.
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Valley View Mall: Kids toy store
Mary Jane Hefti of La Crosse demonstrates a Miss Piggy hand puppet for Cheri Wittenberg of Winona, Minn., at Kids, a toy store than opened in 1980 at Valley View Mall.
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Valley View Mall: 1980 list of stores
Valley View Mall opened at 9:30 a.m. July 31, 1980. This list of stores was published in the La Crosse Tribune before the mall's opening.
