The Gem City's second shopping mall was built north of downtown. FOREST PARK PLAZA, and its J.C. Penney, began business in November 1960.
Drawing from Forest Park Development Company

To remain competitive, HILLS & DALES CENTER was expanded on two occasions. The first project (in medium gray) added a Miller's discount mart. In 1965, a small block of stores (in light gray) was completed. This established the final footprint of the complex, as it was never enlarged again. HILLS & DALES CENTER now encompassed approximately 267,300 leasable square feet.

A HILLS & DALES logo montage shows stores operating in -or around- the mall during the 1970s.