The WESTLAKE mall, circa-1963. The first section of stores, completed in the early 1950s, is shown in black. The aforementioned "Shopping Court" addition appears in dark gray. The final segment, in light gray, was finished in 1959. The fully-realized facility housed eighty-six stores and medical offices and provided free parking for 2,500 autos.
WESTLAKE CENTER TENANTS 1963:
J.C. PENNEY / SEARS (Catalog & Appliance) / WESTLAKE FOOD CENTER / Althea's Fashion Salon / Bank Of America / Bloom's Fine Shoes / Bob St. Claire's Westlake Liquors / Casual Aire of Westlake / Crown Drug / Fern Maternity / First Western Bank / Frank Lamont Realty / Fuller Paints / Gene's Compton's / Gene Harrington Realty / H. Liebes / Hunt's Donuts / Jay Vee Store / Joe's of Westlake restaurant / Johnson Tamale Grotto / Karl's Shoes / Kelly's Shoe Repair / King Norman Toys / Mr. H. Luggage / New England Shop / Panorama Travel Service / Park Plaza Beauty Salon / Pauson's / Pip's Drive-in / Sai Wu Chinese Food / See's Candies / Seymour Paint-Wallpaper & Glass / Singer Sewing Center / The Fashion / Town & Country Liquors / Walgreen Drug (with Walgreen Grill) / Westlake Appliance Repair / Westlake Auto-torium / Westlake Bakery / Westlake Bowl / Westlake Beauty Salon / Westlake Coffee Shop / Westlake Delicatessen / Westlake Flower Shop / Westlake Flying "A" / Westlake Home Sales, Incorporated / Westlake Jewelers / Westlake Laundry / Westlake Lounge / Westlake Medical Pharmacy / Westlake Music Center / Westlake Pet Shop / Westlake Pizza Shop / Westlake Town & Country TV / Vern's Ice Cream
By the mid-1980s, WESTGATE housed 99 stores and services. Among these were Grafilo's Seafood & Lounge, Red Wing Shoes and Woman's Workout World. Gensler-Lee Diamonds welcomed first shoppers in August 1984.
Graphic from the Westlake Development Company
J.C. PENNEY / SEARS (Catalog & Appliance) / WESTLAKE FOOD CENTER / Althea's Fashion Salon / Bank Of America / Bloom's Fine Shoes / Bob St. Claire's Westlake Liquors / Casual Aire of Westlake / Crown Drug / Fern Maternity / First Western Bank / Frank Lamont Realty / Fuller Paints / Gene's Compton's / Gene Harrington Realty / H. Liebes / Hunt's Donuts / Jay Vee Store / Joe's of Westlake restaurant / Johnson Tamale Grotto / Karl's Shoes / Kelly's Shoe Repair / King Norman Toys / Mr. H. Luggage / New England Shop / Panorama Travel Service / Park Plaza Beauty Salon / Pauson's / Pip's Drive-in / Sai Wu Chinese Food / See's Candies / Seymour Paint-Wallpaper & Glass / Singer Sewing Center / The Fashion / Town & Country Liquors / Walgreen Drug (with Walgreen Grill) / Westlake Appliance Repair / Westlake Auto-torium / Westlake Bakery / Westlake Bowl / Westlake Beauty Salon / Westlake Coffee Shop / Westlake Delicatessen / Westlake Flower Shop / Westlake Flying "A" / Westlake Home Sales, Incorporated / Westlake Jewelers / Westlake Laundry / Westlake Lounge / Westlake Medical Pharmacy / Westlake Music Center / Westlake Pet Shop / Westlake Pizza Shop / Westlake Town & Country TV / Vern's Ice Cream
The demise of the Grants chain, in 1976, left WESTLAKE CENTER with a large vacancy. The store space was reconfigured as an enclosed Mini-Mall, whose stores began opening in August of 1976. Tenants included The Turquoise Butterfly, Plant Paradise, King of East Jewelry & Gifts and Tub & Scrub Bathique.
Graphic from the Westlake Development Company
In 1977, WESTLAKE CENTER featured stores such as Arthur's Big & Tall men's wear, Zales Jewelers, Healthway Nutrition Center and Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream. A Loehmann's ladies' wear store had opened its doors in March 1976.
Graphic from the Westlake Development Company
Graphic from the Westlake Development Company
