The history of Supersam dates back to the 1930s. The Market Hall, erected between 1935 and 1937, was a long-awaited facility for serving the market and food trade. It was created on the site of a buried smelter pond. The frame was designed by dr inż. Stefan Bryła. The hall’s structure is made of steel in the shape of arches.

At the time of its completion, the Market Hall in Katowice was the largest of its kind in Poland. The central arched section was longer than a football pitch – it was 121 m long with a width of almost 40 m. On market days, almost 10,000 people shopped here, with almost 100 trucks delivering goods.

After the Second World War, the building was taken over by the state and housed a complex of multi-branch self-service shops called Supersam. The architecture of the building has changed with the superstructure of the front walls. As befitted the times, the investor and owner of the building – Powszechny Dom Towarowy Katowice – applied for permission to install two SUPERSAM neon signs in 1963. Neon signs appeared at the top of the side wall and at the lower level of the facility;s longitudinal wall.

A further office building was added to the hall in 1988 and the arched structure was covered over between 2002 and 2003. The hall was demolished in 2013. In its place, a modern shopping mall was built, with the original spans incorporated into the structure – restored and displayed as a commemoration of the outstanding designer Stefan Bryła.