Dadeland Mall
Partial view of the mall, as seen from the Palmetto Expressway. The original landmark tower with the letter 'D' is still present.
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| Location | Kendall, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 25°41′25″N 80°18′43″W / 25.69028°N 80.31194°W |
| Address | 7535 North Kendall Drive |
| Opening date | October 1, 1962 |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 185 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,488,000 sq ft (138,200 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | Official site |
Dadeland Mall is a large enclosed shopping mall located in the Greater Miami suburb of Kendall, Florida, in the Dadeland district. The mall, originally developed by the Joseph Meyerhoff Company of Baltimore, opened October 1, 1962 as a 535,000-square-foot (49,700 m2), open-air complex of sixty stores and services. Dadeland Mall is located between South Dixie Highway (US1) and the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) at its southern terminus where it meets US1. It is also served by the Dadeland North Metrorail station, which has a pedestrian walkway connecting to the mall. The Dadeland South station is located just south of the mall.
Originally an open-air center, the mall was anchored by Burdine's (spelled with an apostrophe at the time), and also boasted a Food Fair grocery, full-service Gray Drug and the Summit Restaurant, Lounge and Cafeteria (later known as The Forum). A Jordan Marsh anchor store was added to the west end, which opened in November 1966.
A massive construction project, initiated in late 1969, doubled the size of the mall by twinning it (leaving the huge Burdine's in the middle), and adding a wing of fully enclosed retail onto the east end. Moreover, the existing courts and concourses were fully enclosed and air-conditioned. Another feature of this expansion was the King of the Mall, an enormous Burger King (whose corporate headquarters were then located across from Dadeland on North Kendall Drive). This renovation project was completed with the opening of J.C. Penney, the mall's new east anchor store, in early 1971.
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