TWELVE OAKS MALL TENANTS 1978:
HUDSON'S (with The Greenery Restaurant) / SEARS (with The Country Kitchen Restaurant and attached Auto Center) / LORD & TAYLOR (with The Bird Cage Restaurant) / J.C. PENNEY (with J.C. Penney Restaurant and attached Auto Center) / A.S. Beck Shoes / Ad Libs Jewelers / Albert's ladies' wear / Alcove ladies' wear / Alvin's / American Eagle Outfitters / American Girl Uniforms / Anderson Music Company / Austin Galleries / B. Dalton Bookseller / Baker's Shoes / Big Boy Restaurant / Bonanza Family Restaurant / Brooks ladies' wear / Burger King / Burt's Shoes / Butler's Shoes / Casual Corner ladies' wear / Charles W. Warren Jewelers / Chandler's Shoes / Churchill's of Birmingham / Circus World / Coffee Beanery / Cookie Factory / Corey's Jewel Box / Cover Story ladies' wear / December's Special Place / Detroit Optometric Center / Dobie Jewelers / Docktor Pet Center / Donna Sacs / Elliott Travel Service / Fanny Farmer Candies / Fireplace Plus / Footlocker / Gantos ladies' wear / GNC / Gum Drop Tree ladies' wear / Hadley's ladies' wear / Herman's World of Sporting Goods / Haircut House / Hardy Shoes / Hickory Farms of Ohio / Hoffritz For Cutlery / Homemaker Shops / House of Faces / Hugh Jarvis Gifts / Hughes & Hatcher / Hush Puppy Shoes / I Natural / J. Riggings / J.B. Robinson Jewelers / Jean Nicole ladies' wear / Jeans West / Joan Bari / Josef's ladies' wear / Jonathan B's Pub / Joyce Selby Shoes / Just Pants / Kinney Shoes / Kitty Wagner Facial Salon & Spa / Koney Island Inn / LaPrima Music / Lerner Shops / Macauley's / Maharani / Marianne Shops ladies' wear / Mason's / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Meyer Treasure Chest / Michigan National Bank / Mister Z men's wear / Morrow's Nut House / Motherhood Maternity / Musicland / National Uniforms / Naturalizer Shoes / Nobil Shoes / Oak Tree men's wear / Odyssey Gallery / Olga's Kitchen / Orva ladies' wear / Paul Harris ladies' wear / Perkos Buster Brown Shoes / Phillips Red Cross Shoes / Pizza Place / Precision Watch & Ringsmith / President Tuxedo Rental / Radio Shack / Raimi's Curtains / Recordland / Rene's Boutique ladies' wear / Richman Brothers men's wear / Rug Crafters / Schaak Electronics / See Food & Drink Restaurant / Sherman's Florsheim Shoes / Shifrin Willens Jewelers / Sibley's Shoes / Silverman's men's wear / Size 5-7-9 Shops ladies' wear / Sneakers 'N' Cleats / Stride Rite Shoes / SunnyDaze Hallmark / Susie's Casuals ladies' wear / The Art Works / The Gap / The Goldsmith / The Jean House / The Johnson & Murphy Shop / The Magic Pan Creperie / The Limited / The Movies At 12 Oaks Mall / The Tannery West / The Wild Pair Shoes / Thom McAn Shoes / Tiffany's Bakery / Today ladies' wear / Tuckerman Optical / Tuerkes / United Shirt Distributors / Van Horn's men's wear / Waldenbooks / Webster's men's wear / Wicks 'N Sticks / Wilson's House of Suede & Leather / Winkelman's ladies' wear / Woman's World Shops ladies' wear / Wright-Kay Jewelers / Youth Center Stores ladies' wear
This Hudson's nameplate was in use when the TWELVE OAKS location was dedicated. It was the fourteenth store in the chain.
Graphic from the Dayton Hudson Corporation
Hudson's would operate at the mall for 24 years. In August 2001, the Chicago-centric Marshall Field's nameplate was installed. It would be in use until September 2006, when a Macy's masthead made its debut.
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Another Chicago-centric chain built an anchor store in the original TWELVE OAKS complex. Sears became the mall's second operational anchor, in October 1977.
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Lord & Taylor, based in New York City, was the third anchor to open for business at TWELVE OAKS MALL. This store was dedicated in March 1978.
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J.C. Penney, also based in New York City, was the final anchor to begin business at the mall. The store welcomed its first customers in May 1978.
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