[2] Plans for the shopping center were drawn by Preston Geren of Fort Worth, George Dahl of Dallas and Lobel, Schlossman & Bennett of Chicago.

Other major tenants included Buddies supermarket (later Winn Dixie), Finger Furniture, and a seven-story office tower.

[4] On 23 December 1974, the car of the three girls that became known as the Fort Worth Missing Trio was found in the Sears upper-level parking lot.

Texas Centers bought the building from Homart in 1985 and announced renovation plans, including enclosure of the formerly open-air concourses.

[7][8] The new owners reinvented the property to cater to a largely Hispanic clientele, including the addition of El Mercado, a market for local vendors, in the former Dillard's space.