gate ▁Mall ▁is ▁an ▁en closed ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁in ▁northern ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁anch ored ▁by ▁Bed ▁Bath ▁& ▁Bey ond , ▁D SW , ▁and ▁Nord st rom ▁R ack . ▁The ▁m all ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁North gate ▁neighborhood ▁on ▁Inter state ▁ 5 , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁North gate ▁Way ▁and ▁the ▁North gate ▁Trans it ▁Center ▁( a ▁future ▁light ▁rail ▁station ). ▁ ▁North gate ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁sho pping ▁cent ers ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁post - war ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁m all ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁Al lied ▁St ores ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁an ▁open - air ▁facility ▁until ▁renov ations ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁An ▁open - air ▁ret ail ▁hub ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁en vir ons ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁North gate ▁Mall ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁post - war , ▁sub urban ▁m all - type ▁sho pping ▁cent ers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁North gate ▁Center , ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁location ▁at ▁the ▁north ▁edge ▁of ▁Seattle ▁( and ▁being ▁beyond ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁at ▁the ▁time ). ▁It ▁began ▁business ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁stores ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁anch ored ▁by ▁The ▁Bon ▁March é . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁fully ▁le ased ▁structure ▁hous ed ▁over ▁sevent y