NEWINGTON MALL was implemented in stages. The aforementioned J.M. Fields opened in the fall of 1966. Montgomery Ward was dedicated in the fall of 1973, Porteous in the fall of 1974. The final component, a Shaw's supermarket, debuted in the fall of 1975. The mall now encompassed around 455,000 leasable square feet and housed sixty-one stores and services. There was free parking for 2,500 autos.

NEWINGTON MALL TENANTS 1975:

J.M. Fields (with snack bar and freestanding Auto Center) / MONTGOMERY WARD (with Beauty Salon, Buffeteria Snack Bar and attached Auto Center) / PORTEOUS, MITCHELL & BRAUN / SHAW'S supermarket / Anderson-Little apparel / Borman's Hallmark Card Shop / Brook's Fashions / Castro Convertibles / Chicken George's / CVS / Eastern Horizon, Incorporated / Eva Gabor Wigs / Fanny Farmer Candies / Field's Hosiery / Friendly's Ice Cream / GNC / Hanover Shoes / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Jewel Box / Karmelkorn / Kimball's / Midland Gift Shop / Music Unlimited / New England Piano & Organ / Orange Julius / Papa Gino's Pizza / Paperback Booksmith / Pet Emporium / Radio Shack / So-Fro Fabrics / Spectrum India / Thom McAn Shoes / Ti Shop & You / Tourraine apparel / You & You Levis / Zales Jewelers