Minot Memories is a blog that pertains to the city of Minot, ND. It is brief glimpses of people, places, things and events of Minot's past that will provide some insight into the history of Minot. This photo Main Street looking south from the railroad tracks about 1940
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Town & Country Shopping Center
An area in Minot one time
known as the Highlands, next to a major
highway, a hilly chunk of ground which many people thought useless, was
transformed in 1963 to Minot’s Town
& Country Shopping Center. In 1968 a sign proclaimed Town & Country to
be the largest shopping center in North Dakota. The cost of building the center
in 1963 was about $1.8 million. When it opened, Town & Country had 16
businesses operating. I recall working at the JJ Newberry Cafeteria and later
at Piggly Wiggly in the mid 1960’s. I also remember Town & Country as a
gathering place and full of activities. One of those in 1966 or 1967 was a
Battle of the Bands.
The area to the left of the Westlie's Sign is the future home of T&C Shopping Center (1960)
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