The camera looks toward the east in this view of the mall's reflecting pool and Belk-Lindsey anchor store. This black & white photo, and those that follow, were taken in November 1959.
Photo from Library of Congress

Belk-Lindsey operated a 1-level, 40,000 square foot unit at CORTEZ PLAZA. Twenty-third in the Tampa-based chain, it was also the mall's largest store. 

Graphic from Belk-Lindsey Stores  

The camera's vantage point moves away from Belk-Lindsey in this snapshot. On the right is a building housing Walgreen Drug.
Photo from Library of Congress