The original center, at its official completion in 1952. All
eighty store spaces were now leased. The bulk of the
mall proper had opened in 1950. The 4-level Medical
Center and fifteen hundred seat Theatre had come inline
in late 1951.

NORTHGATE CENTER TENANTS (PARTIAL LIST) 1952:

THE BON MARCHE (with Legend Room Restaurant) / Butler Brothers / A & P supermarket / C & H supermarket / F. W. Woolworth 5 and 10 / J.J. Newberry 5 and 10 / Bartell Drug / Ernst Hardware / Bloch's / Nordstrom's Shoes / JK Grill / Burnett Brothers Jewelry / National Bank of Commerce / Firestone Tire