▁ten ants , ▁with ▁an ▁ad jo ined ▁ 4 - story ▁North gate ▁Building ▁medical / d ental ▁center ▁and ▁North gate ▁Theatre , ▁which ▁se ated ▁over ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁pat rons . ▁ ▁North gate ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁Pu get ▁Sound - area ▁m alls ▁developed ▁by ▁Al lied ▁St ores ▁( parent ▁company ▁of ▁The ▁Bon ▁March é ) ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Seattle ▁architect ▁John ▁Graham , ▁Jr . ▁The ▁development ▁was ▁built ▁over ▁part ▁of ▁Thor nt on ▁Creek , ▁on ▁land ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁c ran berry ▁bog ▁in ▁Map le ▁Le af ▁neighborhood . ▁North gate ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁regional ▁sho pping ▁center ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁m all , ▁in ▁this ▁instance ▁a ▁double ▁row ▁of ▁stores ▁facing ▁each ▁other ▁across ▁a ▁covered ▁ped est rian ▁walk way , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁m all ▁to ▁have ▁public ▁rest rooms . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Red mond ▁sculpt or ▁D ud ley ▁C . ▁Carter ▁designed ▁and ▁car ved ▁the ▁ ▁ced ar ▁to tem ▁pole ▁that ▁decor ated ▁the ▁grand ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁ret ail ▁cor rid or , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" M i racle ▁Mall ". ▁The ▁sho pping ▁center ▁was ▁originally ▁anch ored ▁by ▁The ▁Bon ▁March é ▁( which ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁M acy ' s ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ; ▁it ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Bon - M acy ' s ▁before