NORTH DEKALB CENTER was formally opened in July 1965. The 8 million dollar complex spanned 447,000 leasable square feet and initially contained thirty-nine stores under its roof.

NORTH DEKALB CENTER TENANTS 1965:

RICH'S (with Magnolia Room restaurant, The Inn Between luncheonette and freestanding Auto Center) / F.W. WOOLWORTH 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / COLONIAL STORES supermarket / Atlanta Lamps / Bell Brothers Shoes / Bennett's Jewelers / Butler Shoes / C & C Rexall Drug (with luncheonette) / Casual Corner / Colonial Cleaners / Colony Gift Shop / Dan's Unique Apparel Shops / Davis House cafeteria / Decatur Federal Savings & Loan (outparcel) / Diana Shops / Flagg Brothers Shoes / Freidman's Jewelers / Gateway Bookstore / Gateway Cards & Candy / Gigi's Restaurant / Halpern's Fabrics / Henderson Furniture / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Hirsch's men's wear / Household Finance Corporation / J & J Shoes / John's Coiffeures / Model Cars Speedway / North Dekalb Theatre (single-screen) / Pearle Optical / Pet Village / Playboy Men's Store / Regenstein's ladies' wear / Rice's Casual Shop / Sigger's Beauty Shop / Stockton's men's wear / Thompson-Boland-Lee Shoes / Vaughn Barbers / Weinberg's ladies' wear / Zachry For Men