 The mall had its fire-suppression system upgraded in the 1980s, thereby forgoing the need for the tower, which later became an eyesore.It was restored and repainted in 2001 thanks to the letter-writing efforts of an elementary school girl, but was razed only four years later to help facilitate future construction on the Service Merchandise land.Though most recent construction has occurred outside of the original mall (Old Chicago, Chili's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Applebee's, and Taco Bell), stores that remain inside the strip itself include skateboard/comic shop Anime to Skateboards, Downriver Gymnastics, fashion retailer Style U Boutique, the Smoothie Stop cafe, an H&R Block, GNC, Planet Fitness, the Metro Ju Jitsu martial arts school, Bath and Body Works and CVS Pharmacy.