A freestanding strip center, BRICKTOWN SQUARE, was added to the mall site in 1988. The combined leasable areas of both complexes now stood at around 1,198,200 square feet. The mall proper housed 119 stores and provided free parking for 4,000 autos.

BRICKYARD MALL TENANTS 1989:

MONTGOMERY WARD (with Buffeteria Snack Bar, Beauty Salon, Travel Center, Optical Center and attached Auto Center) / J.C. PENNEY (with Coffee Shop, Beauty Salon and attached Auto Center) / KMART / JEWEL-OSCO / 16 Plus ladies' wear / A.S. Beck Shoes / Albert K. ladies' wear / American Eagle Outfitters / American Girl Uniform / Ashley & Sutton Jewelers / Baker's Shoes / Berman's Leather & Accessories / Boston Shirt Yard / Bresler's 33 Flavors ice cream / Brickyard Bank / Brooks ladies' wear / Burger King / Burt's Shoes / Busch Jewelers / Caren Charles ladies' wear / Career Image ladies' wear / Casual Corner ladies' wear / Chandler's Shoes / Chess King men's wear /  Chez Chocolate / Circus World / Claire's Boutique / Deck the Walls / Earring Tree / Fanny Farmer Candies / Fashion Conspiracy ladies' wear / Fayva Shoes / Florsheim Shoes / Flowerama / Foot Locker / Gallop men's wear / GNC / Gift Horse / Gifts, Etcetera / Gingiss Formalwear / Gladan Jewelers / Hair Performers / Hanover Cards / Hanover Shoes / Hardy Shoes / Heaken Research / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Hit or Miss ladies' wear / Hot Pretzel / Hush Puppies shoes / Italian U-Boat / J.B. Robinson jewelers / J. Riggings men's wear / Jarman Shoes / Jean Nicole ladies' wear / Jeans West / Jewel Box / Joan Bari / Just Pants / Kay-Bee Toy & Hobby / Kinney Shoes / Kennedy's men's wear / Lane Bryant ladies' wear / Lechter's housewares / Lerner Shops ladies' wear / Lowry Organ Studio / Malings Shoes / Mazzone's restaurant / Merry-Go-Round ladies' wear / Motherhood Maternity / Musicland / Nobil Shoes / Oak Tree men's wear / Ole jewelers / Parklane Hosiery / Pearle Vision Center / Petite Street ladies' wear / Radio Shack / Rave ladies' wear / Record Town / Red Cross Shoes / Richman Brothers men's wear / Ricky's West restaurant / Rightime Clock / Rollands Jewelers / Rothchild's men's wear / Shaver's World / Silverman's men's wear / So-Fro Fabrics / Spencer Gifts / Sports Arena unisex clothing / Street Beat men's wear / Stuarts ladies' Ready-to-Wear / Susie's Casuals ladies' wear / The Bottom Half / The Children's Place / The Cookie Factory / The Gap unisex clothing / The Leather Loft / The Orange Bowl snack bar / The Limited ladies' wear / The Whistestop snack bar / The Wild Pair shoes / Things Remembered / Thom McAn Family  Shoes / Thom McAn men's & boy's shoes / Ups & Downs ladies' wear / Waldenbooks / Wick's 'n Sticks / Winston's Bakery / Whitehall jewelers / Woman's World Shops ladies' wear / York Steak House

The shopping hub was given an indoor-outdoor face lift in the early 1990s, with entrances rebuilt, a food court installed and new name instituted; BRICKYARD MALL. A new logo was also commissioned.

Graphic from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

BRICKYARD MALL fared well enough through mid-1990s. The resident discount department store was upgraded to a Big Kmart in early 1997. Then, things began to unravel. An anchor exodus played out between 2000 and 2001, with J.C. Penney Outlet, Montgomery Ward and Big Kmart stores pulling up stakes. The "obsolete" mall was given a wrecking ball renovation in late 2002.

Photo from http://www.labelscar.com / "Prange Way"