   Diego Garcia III's Commentary  Posted April 24, 2011 (user
submitted)  Ground was broken at the future site of the
Amigoland Mall in July 14, 1972. It was a Melvin Simon &
Associates property. It was a large, one story, cross shaped
design. The only two-story section was the northern section of
the mall where Dillard's was. The other anchors in the store
were Montgomery Ward's and JC Penney's. Both Ward's and Penney's
had stand-alone Auto Centers built on the property.  There were
two shopping malls in Brownsville. Amigoland Mall was more
popular because, at the time, the rival Sunrise Mall did not
have a Dillard's. Thus, if you wanted fancier, upscale clothing,
you would go to Amigoland Mall. Amigoland Mall also had a small
2-screen movie theatre, lined with crimson drapes and a wild
circular light display, a McCrory five and dime store (I
remember the McCrory five and dime store had pay toilets), an
Aladdin's Castle Arcade, a Musicland, Zales, WaldenBooks,
Gordons, Payless Shoe Source, Chess King, Oaktre