At the time it consisted of 120,000 square feet of retail space with 18 establishments such as Farmacias Moscoso, Thom McAn, Banco de Ponce, Elegance, Mayfair, and One-Hour Martinizing.

It was constructed by engineer Santiago Castrodad, and featured a 436 foot long shopping corridor with benches, gardens, and a central fountain with colored lighting that served as main attractions at the mall.

[8] In 1994, a space previously occupied by New York Department Stores became an extension of the main mall which then accommodated Marshalls, Tiendas Ferco, Me Salvé, Post Net, and six other local tenants.

Tenants at the time were establishments such as Me Salvé, Almacenes Kress, Marianne, Rave, Madison, Jeans.com, Payless Shoe Source, Radio Shack, Foot Locker, La Defensa, Kay-Bee Toys, Rent-A-Center, and Western Auto.

Located in Ponce, the 220,304 square foot Centro del Sur Mall had enjoyed additional exposure and traffic as the result of renewal efforts in the southern city's historic section at the time.

[16] Centro del Sur made history as Puerto Rico's largest mall until the 1968 opening of Plaza Las Americas in San Juan.

[24] The Mall has been southern Puerto Rico's regional outlet for a number of major national departmental chains including Kresge, Barker's, Marshalls and Burlington.

[31] On 24 December 1966, the mall became the first public place in Puerto Rico where Santa Claus landed via a helicopter to hand out gifts to waiting children, a marketing and advertising stunt.