Situated on a single level, NORTHGATE MALL encompassed over 800,000 leasable square feet and, at the time of its completion, was the largest shopping center in Greater Cincinnati. Its parking area had space for 5,000 autos.

NORTHGATE MALL TENANTS 1973:

POGUE'S (with Ice Cream Balcony snack bar, Beauty Salon and Community Room) / McALPIN'S (with Kopper Kettle restaurant and Beauty Salon) / SEARS (with Coffee House, Candy Shop and attached Auto Center) / KROGER supermarket (outparcel with Central Trust Bank) / Baker's Shoes / Bresler's 33 Flavors ice cream / Bridal Suit / Burkhardt's men's wear / Camelot Music / Cassano Pizza King / Casual Corner ladies' wear / Cavalier Shop / Cheese Villa / Chess King men's wear / Docktor Pet Center / Eagle Savings & Loan / Fabric Circle / Fifth Third Bank / Flagg Brothers Shoes / Florsheim Shoes / Forum Cafeteria / Foxmoor Casuals ladies' wear / Gallenkamp Shoes / Gidding-Jenny / Gingiss Formal Wear / Gordon's Jewelers / Harolde's ladies' wear / Hellen Gallager Gifts / Hoffritz For Cutlery / Hot Sam Pretzels / J. Riggings / Jaccard Jewelers / Jack Herb Florist / Jack Moore Barber Shop / Kichler's Superior Drapery Shop / Kinney Shoes / Lane Bryant ladies' wear / Life Uniform / Lion's Den men's wear / Ludwig Shoes / Magnavox Home Entertainment Center / Martin's Town & Country Fashions / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Mrs. Stover's Candies / Nadler's men's wear / National Shirt Shops / Nature Food Center / Northgate Cinemas 1-2-3 (outparcel) / Parklane Hosiery / Paul Harris ladies' wear / Peck & Peck ladies' wear / Potter Shoe Company / Printer's Ink / Richman Brothers men's wear / Sandy's / Silverman's men's wear / Singer Sewing Center / Size 5-7-9 Shops ladies' wear / Stellmar Beauty Salon / Stone Fence / Stuarts ladies' ready-to-wear / SupeRx Drugs / The Bottom Half / The Limited ladies' wear / The Loft ladies' wear / Thom McAn Shoes / Tinder Box Tobacconist / Tip Top Ties / Waldenbooks / Wilbar's / York Optical


Johnny Bench's Homeplate, billed as Cincinnati's Most Unique Sports Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge, served its first meal in January 1974.
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