Greater Denver's Westland Center

Promoted as "the Downtown of Jefferson County," the original WESTLAND CENTER was located in an unincorporated section of Jefferson County. The area was incorporated, as Jefferson City, in June 1969, with its name changed to Lakewood in November of the same year.

Graphic from May Shopping Centers, Incorporated 

A vintage view of Greater Denver's WESTLAND CENTER. The 8.5 million dollar shopping hub was built in two construction phases, with the first completed in the summer of 1960. 
Photo from http://www.panoramio.com / "Gszendrodi"

The initial WESTLAND mall included a May-D & F anchor store and Safeway supermarket. There were approximately 302,000 leasable square feet, twenty-one stores, and free parking for 4,000 autos. 

 WESTLAND CENTER TENANTS 1960:

MAY D & F (with Lookout Room restaurant, Beauty Salon and Ski Shop) / SAFEWAY supermarket / S.S. KRESGE 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / Babyland / Baker's Shoes / Bond Clothes / Capitol Laundry & Dry Cleaners / Dave Cook Sporting Goods / Doctor Elmer J. Pickett, Optometrist / Empire Savings Building & Loan Association / Federal Industrial Bank / Komac Paint / Lerner Shops ladies' wear / McMurty Paints / Mill End Shops / Rexall Drugs / Thom McAn Shoes / Westland Flowers & Gifts / Westland Optical Company