Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)" in English language version.
Then there was the food court. Yes, a mall food court doesn't seem noteworthy by any stretch in 2015, but the idea was almost revolutionary in 1975. In fact, Eastland had the East Coast's first in-mall food court,...
It opened in 1975. It had an ice rink in the middle of it.