Boulder's "Comfort-Conditioned" CROSSROADS opened -in March 1963- as the first fully-enclosed mall in the Centennial State. It covered 350,000 leasable square feet, housed 40 stores, and provided parking for 2,500 autos. At the time of a circa-1967 plan, the mall has just emerged from its first expansion. J.C. Penney, on the north end, has been nearly doubled in size, becoming a full-line, "New Generation" store.  

CROSSROADS CENTER TENANTS 1967:

J.C. PENNEY (with J.C. Penney Grill, Beauty Salon and attached Auto Center) / MONTGOMERY WARD (with snack bar, seasonal & outdoor sales area and attached Auto Center) / KING SOOPERS supermarket / S.S. KRESGE 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / Alcove's Carpets / American Finance Corporation / Borg's Children's Cottage / Boulder National Bank (outparcel) / Brock Realty & Insurance / Crossroads Barber Shop / Fashion Bar / Flower & Gift Haven / Fontius Shoes / Front Range Music / Furr's Cafeteria / Golden Leash Pet Shop / Grotwald & Hillage Laundry / Hatch's Candy, Cards & Gifts / Karmelkorn / Kioski Real Estate / Kinney Shoes / Leather Stocking Shops / Merrill's Shoe Repair / Meyers Jewelers / Mikado Gift Shop / Mr. "R" Shop / Mode O'Day Frock Shop / Mountain Savings & Loan / Music Showcase / Patti's Maternity Shop / Philips Petroleum service station (outparcel) / Rodgers Donut Shops / Schapell's Jewelers / Singer Sewing Center / Stein's Men's Wear / The Cricket Shop / The Dugout, Incorporated / The Randall Shop / Three Wishes Toy Store / Village Inn Pancake House / Walgreen Drug (with Walgreen Grill) / Young Man, Limited / Zale's Jewelers

The Penneys renovation had been formally announced in August 1965. In a Kodak moment, we see Penney Company officials and mall developer Gerri von Frellick (in the middle) standing in front of the Boulder store.

Photo from Boulder Historical Society / Museum of Boulder 

One of the mall's charter tenants was The Randall Shop, an operative of the Denver Dry Goods Company (a.k.a. "The Denver"). This boutique-type store was replaced by a full-line "The Denver," which opened in March 1976.

Photo from History Colorado Collection