David Hocker and Richard E. Jacobs group developed the mall in 1980 located in Kentucky but largely serving Williamson, West Virginia.

Original tenants included Kroger/SuperX Drugstore, Kmart, and R. H. Hobbs department store.

By 1983, R. H. Hobbs had closed and been converted to Watson's,[4] which in turn was sold to Peebles in 1998.

Magic Mart announced that it would close the South Side Mall store in mid-2016.

[6] On March 3, 2020, Peebles was converted into Gordmans,[7] which in turn was closed in July 2020, following the filings of bankruptcy from the company.