Our first WESTROADS plan dates to the earlier part of 1969. At this time, the mall was a 2-level (with basement), tri-anchor shopping center of around 983,400 leasable square feet. There were around eighty stores and services and 45 acres of free parking. One might note that the complex is located in Douglas County, Nebraska. It was annexed into The Big O in May 1969.

One of the primary features at WESTROADS was it Six West Theatres, which was the nation's first 6-screen shopping mall multiplex. The venue opened for business in January 1969. The adjacent Fox Westroads Theatre -a single-screen operation- had been dedicated in November 1967.

J.C. Penney opened a WESTROADS location in August 1967. It was said that the store offered everything from mini-skirts to an electronic diagnosis of automobile engines. Encompassing 184,000 square feet, the Dynamic, New, Complete Penneys included a Coffee Shoppe, Pet Shop, Western Shop and Lawn & Garden Department.

Graphic from the J.C. Penney Company