An ultra-modern Sears anchored the east end of CRESTWOOD PLAZA. The store, which originally had 2 levels, was one of the first operational tenants. It welcomed its first shoppers in March 1957.
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The original shopping hub was completed in four stages. The first and second sections (in black) opened between March and May 1957. The third section (in medium gray) was dedicated in August 1957. The final phase (in light gray) was completed in August 1958. The strip center now housed thirty-seven stores. Its 4-level parking area could accommodate 2,500 autos.

CRESTWOOD PLAZA TENANTS 1958:

SEARS (with Snack-ette and attached Auto Center) / SCRUGGS, VANDERVOORT & BARNEY (with Tea Room, Victorian Soda Fountain, Beauty Salon and Four Seasons Shop) / F.W. WOOLWORTH 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / KROGER supermarket / Artiste Hair Stylists / Baker's Qualicraft Shoes / Beneficial Finance Company / Bond Clothes / Boyd's / Edison Brothers Shoes / Holloway House Cafeteria / Jaccard's Jewelers / Lerner Shops ladies' wear / Libson Shops / Mark Bradley Gifts / National Shirt Shops / Paintcraft / Pam's Children's Shoes / Straub's / The Children's Shop / The Cotton Shop ladies' wear / Thom McAn Shoes / Walgreen Drug (with Walgreen Grill) / Welek Fabrics