In addition to May Company, the original GREAT NORTHERN MALL featured anchor-size J.C. Penney and Sears stores, as well as the Commons Restaurants food court . The complex covered approximately 844,500 leasable square feet and housed 100 stores and services under its roof. Free parking was provided for over 6,000 autos.

A 1976 interior view shows the mall's dimly-lit shopping concourse. Malls built during this period often had very little interior lighting. It was thought that bright store interiors would draw in customers.

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