The project's ideal result was to create a suburban shopping mall in the heart of the city.
[1] The mall was described as nearly empty 1992 article detailing the problems the surrounding community faced.
[9] Sun Foods Asian grocery has hosted a farmers' market on weekends in the parking lot since 1998.
[10] The Saint Paul Public Schools district had plans to purchase the property to host adult literacy education and multicultural programs.
[11][12][13] The Saint Paul Area Learning Center moved to Unidale Mall on February 1, 1991.