Stores inside Fayette Mall when it opened included Embry & Co., Graves, Cox & Co., Florsheim Shoe Shop, Regal Shoes, Helzberg Jewelers, The Singer Co., Treasury Drug Center, Mary Jane Shoes ...

a men’s shoe store. THEN: Shillito’s Department Store can be seen in the background of this photo inside the new Fayette Mall, taken days before it opened on Oct. 11, 1971 in Lexington ...