 The original anchors of what was then an open-air plaza of separate stores and outdoor walkways were a 3-level Halle Bros. Co., 2-level Federal's department store, a Kroger supermarket, and in 1961 Federal's built a new 1 level store across the lot from Halle's and the former Federal's become the first suburban store for Higbee's department store.Eventually, Higbee's also took over the newer Federal Department Store space when Federal's closed in 1969 but not before Atlantic-Spartan opened in the location in 1969 until 1972.Higbee's moved their Home Store to this location in 1973.