ɪɾ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ˈoʊpənd wɪð ɐ tˈuːstˈoːɹi mək ˈælpɪnz, ʃˈɑːpɚz tʃˈɔɪs sˈuːpɚmˌɑːɹkɪt ænd ɐ sˌiːˌɛssˈiː dˈɪskaʊnt stˈoːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn; haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪ ɛŋklˈoʊzd mˈɔːl pˈoːɹʃən wʌz nˌɑːt kəmplˈiːɾᵻd dˈuː tə ðə bˈæŋkɹʌptsi ʌv ɪts pɹˈaɪmɚɹi dɪvˈɛləpɚz.
It originally opened with a 2-story McAlpin's, Shoppers Choice Supermarket and a CSC discount store in 1971; however, the enclosed mall portion was not completed due to the bankruptcy of its primary developers.