Anchor stores once included J. C. Penney, Montgomery Ward (later Kohl's), Wolf & Dessauer (later L. S. Ayres), Sears, and Service Merchandise.

[2] Melvin Simon & Associates, the mall's developers, expanded it in 1982 with a new wing featuring Sears and Service Merchandise.

[9] A local developer named Billy Lewis tried to purchase the mall, and opened a convention center in the former Service Merchandise.

[9] The city of Fort Wayne acquired the building via eminent domain in 2004,[10] and the mall was demolished that same year.

Originally, the Sears and former Service Merchandise were to be left intact, but they were ultimately demolished as well due to high renovation costs.