The history of Supersam dates back to the 1930s. The Market Hall, as the building was built under this name in 1935-37, was a long-awaited facility for serving the market and food trade by residents. It was built on the site of a buried metallurgical pond. The designer of the frame of the arch hall with a welded steel structure was Dr. Stefan Bryła. At the time of its opening, the Market Hall in Katowice was the largest facility of its kind in Poland. The central arched section of the hall was longer than a football field, measuring 121 meters in length with a width of almost 40 meters. On market days, nearly 10,000 people shopped here, and almost 100 trucks delivered goods.

After World War II, the building was taken over by the state and turned into a complex of self-service department stores called Supersam. The building's architecture was altered by adding to the front walls. Of course, as was customary at the time, the investor and owner of the building, the Powszechny Dom Towarowy Katowice, applied in mid-1963 for permission to install two neon SUPERSAM signs on the top of the side wall and on the lower level of the long wall of the building. Over time, another office building was added to the complex (1988), the arched hall structure was covered (2002-2003), and finally, the hall was demolished in 2013. A modern shopping mall was built in its place, incorporating the original arches – renovated and displayed as a memorial to their outstanding creator, Stefan Bryła.