In 1972, the 15 million dollar FREMONT FASHION CENTER encompassed around 332,700 leasable square feet. Its parking area accommodated 2,300 autos. The complex was one of three to be serviced by the shiny new BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) system. Other BART-adjacent malls were BAY FAIR CENTER {in San Leandro} and EL CERRITO PLAZA.

FREMONT FASHION CENTER TENANTS 1972:

CAPWELL'S (with Mission Buffet restaurant, electronics repair shop, photo lab and beauty salon) / ROOS-ATKINS men's wear / SAFEWAY supermarket (with bakery and snack bar) / Bed & Bath Fashion Shop / Beneficial Finance Corporation / Customades Drapery Company / Davidson & Licht Jewelers / Fabric Lane / Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour & Restaurant / First Lady Beauty Salon / Foxmoor Casuals ladies' wear / Gallenkamp Shoes / Grodin's men's wear / Hallmark Cards / Kushin's Children's Bootery / Kushin's Shoes / Leeds Qualicraft  Shoes / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / One-Hour Martinizing / Perry Boys' Smorgy (outparcel) / Public Finance Company / Security Pacific National Bank / See's Candies / Showcase Cinemas I & II (outparcel)

BART's Fremont station was one block north of FREMONT FASHION CENTER. The station served as the terminal for the Richmond-Fremont and Fremont-Daly City BART lines for over 44 years. In June 2020, service was extended to the Berryessa / North San Jose station.
Photo from Wikipedia / Solomon Douglas