Built in 1960, the mall originally included S. S. Kresge and W. T. Grant variety stores, Kroger and A&P supermarkets, Cunningham Drug, and Montgomery Ward.

[5] An adjacent development, Southland Plaza (now Wyoming Village Mall), opened one year later with a Wurzburg's department store.

[7] In the early 1960s history of Rogers Plaza there was a Basement level accessible via a spiral staircase at the south entrance.

Initially this Downstairs Community Center housed the Vega Dance Studio which opened on January 7, 1963.

As part of the renovation, the vacated Montgomery Ward was demolished for a Family Fare supermarket and AJ Wright discount store.

[23] At the time, other major tenants included Big Lots, Harbor Freight Tools, Citi Trends, and OfficeMax.

The mall is still a vital part of the 28th Street Metro Cruise event held every year in its main parking lot at the end of August.