The mall was conceived as the commercial center of the sprawling North Glenn (later Northglenn) housing development. This baby boom burb opened in June 1959, with five model homes. The plat was completed in 1972, with 3,000 dwellings having been built. Above, we see the low price point Imperial, which encompassed 1,031 square feet and sold for $13,900.

In this 1967 view, NORTHGLENN MALL is in the throes of construction. The Interstate 25 expressway, known locally as the "Valley Highway," is seen in the foreground. This section of the roadway had opened to traffic in November 1958.
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Greater Denver's north side super mall featured forty-eight stores in the mall proper and an additional fourteen in its periphery. The Northglenn Mall Annex housed Walgreen Drug, DePalma's Pizza, a liquor store, hardware store and Safeway supermarket. At the time of this 1969 plan, NORTHGLENN MALL spanned around 850,000 leasable square feet. 

NORTHGLENN MALL TENANTS 1969:

J.C. PENNEY (with Beauty Salon, J.C. Penney Grill and freestanding Auto Center) / SEARS (with Beauty Salon, Coffee House and freestanding Auto Center) / THE DENVER (with Beauty Salon) / F.W. WOOLWORTH 5 & 10 (with Northglenn Restaurant) / Argencio Brothers Jewelers / Baker's Qualicraft Shoes / Brooks Northglenn Camera / Carousel Snack Bar / Colorado's Incredible Machine / Consumer Beauty Supply / Fashion Bar apparel / Flash Photo / Fontius Shoes / Furr's Cafeteria / GNC / Jarman Shoes / Jeans West / KG Men's Superstore / Kinney Shoes / Knight-Campbell Piano & Organ / Lee Wards Creative Crafts Center / Lord's Shoe Repair / Maling Shoes / National Shirt Shops / Orange Julius / Pet City / Regal Shoes / Research Services, Incorporated / Richman Brothers men's wear / Rollnick's Shoes / Royal Opticians / Silver Eagle Trader Jewelers / Singer Sewing Center - So-Fro Fabrics / Snack Shack (kiosk) / Spencer Gifts / Stride-Rite Bootery / Stuarts Ladies' Ready-to-Wear / Sundee's Hallmark / Swensen's Ice Cream / Tops 'N Sox / The County Seat / The Optical Shop / Thom McAn Shoes / Veldkampf Flowers / Waldenbooks / Zales Jewelers

IN LOWER LEVEL

Naked Edge Cutlery / The Randall Shop men's wear

IN NORTHGLENN MALL ANNEX

SAFEWAY supermarket / 104 Avenue Liquor / DePalma's Pizza & Delicatessen / Great Expectations Precision Hair Cutters / Paterson Hardware / Walgreen Drug (with Walgreen Grill)

OTHER OUTPARCELS

7-Eleven convenience store / Chevron service station / Goodyear Tire & Auto / Loews Northglenn Theatre (single screen) / Silver State Cleaners / Spice of Life Restaurant / Western Federal Savings & Loan