Halls

Halls is an upscale specialty department store in Kansas City’s Crown Center. Developed in 1916 by Hallmark founder Joyce C. Hall to “always be first with the best in Kansas City,” Halls has constantly evolved – creating an elegant, innovative shopping environment. The corporate website states that the store "features exclusive cosmetic lines, unique gifts, elegant accessories for the home and garden – and more."

Downtown On Petticoat Lane
In 1913 J.C. Hall opened a small store In the lobby of the Gordon and Koppel Building 1913 J.C. Hall displayed papers and postcards offered by his fledgling company. In 1916, Halls opened in a storefront on Petticoat Lane near Emery, Bird, Thayer, displaying a variety of high-quality merchandise.

As business grew, the store would be expanded into another build located at 1114 Grand Avenue in 1950. The downtown location on Petticoat Lane closed in 1973 and they opened a new high-end store at Crown Center.

Halls Plaza
Halls opened a branch at the Country Club Plaza in 1965. The store covered an entire city block and was attached to a multi-level parking garage. A couple of display cases were set up on the sidewalk in front of the store to draw customers in. In 2013 they closed their Plaza location for good.

Halls On Grand (Crown Center)
Halls On Grand opened in 1973 as a replacement for the downtown store on Petticoat Lane. The new store was designed by Paul László, who had previously been commissioned to design department stores for Bullock's Wilshire, Goldwaters, Robinson's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Hudson's Bay and Ohrbach's.

The current store occupies 60,000 square feet on the third floor of the Crown Center Shops Starting Monday, it will begin moving some of the store’s fixtures — including chandeliers and mid century Knoll furniture — to the new Halls on Grand, which is scheduled to open in mid-September. The store features chandeliers and midcentury Knoll furniture that had previously been located at the Plaza branch before its closure.