A stunning ultra-modern L.S. Ayres department store anchored the north end of GLENDALE. With such splendid architecture, it's no wonder that the shiny new shopping hub was promoted as "a thing of beauty in our midst".

Drawing from L.S. Ayres & Company

William H. Block, another Indianapolis-based retailer, anchored the south end of the mall.
Drawing from Allied Stores Corporation Annual Report 1962

One of thirty-six original GLENDALE tenants, Rost Jewelers maintained a mall store for over 34 years.
Drawing from Glendale Center, Incorporated 

G.C. Murphy, a 5 & 10 chain based in the Keystone State, operated a 2-level -36,000 square foot- store in the original GLENDALE mall. 

Drawing from G.C. Murphy & Company Annual Report 1958