The main entrance area of the mall consisted of a large open court and city bus stop. A customer pick-up zone for the Hudson's anchor store was on the lower level. The ground level transit terminal above was served by three DSR (Detroit Street Railway) bus routes, one Intertown Suburban Line route and two routes operated by Greyhound.  
Photo from http://gruenassociates.com / Gruen Associates

In this snapshot, we see the Hudson's Northland perfume counter.

Photo from http://gruenassociates.com / Gruen Associates

The Hudson's Northland Millinery Department is seen in this vintage image.

Photo from Architectural Digest / June 1954 / Ben Schnall

This full-page ad appeared in the March 25, 1954 editions of a several Wolverine State newspapers. It thanked the local populace for the warm reception given to the newly-opened NORTHLAND shopping center 3 days earlier.
Advert from the J.L. Hudson Company / Shopping Centers, Incorporated