The area also had the financial wherewithal to support a mall; additionally, Montgomery Ward had already begun to build a store on one of the sites he was considering, a site which would allow exiting shoppers to take a right turn to access the interstate.
The area also had the financial wherewithal to support a mall, given the large General Motors assembly plant on the south side of the city. Additionally, the Montgomery Ward department store chain had already begun to build a store on one of the sites he was considering, a site which would allow exiting shoppers to take a right turn to access the interstate.