The basic footprint of AURORA VILLAGE CENTER was completed with a 150,000 square foot Frederick & Nelson. Dedicated in July 1963, the 3-story store featured The Azalea Room, an upscale restaurant. "F & N" would anchor the mall for over 27 years.
Drawing from Marshall Field & Company

In its original, open-air configuration, AURORA VILLAGE CENTER housed over forty stores and services. Free parking was provided for 4,000 autos. The complex was the second Seattle shopping hub to be developed by the Continental West Company. The first, UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, was completed in 1956, with WESTWOOD VILLAGE opening for business in 1964. 

AURORA VILLAGE CENTER TENANTS 1963:

FREDERICK & NELSON (with beauty salon and Azalea Room restaurant) / J.C. PENNEY / F. W. WOOLWORTH 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / LUCKY-BIG BEAR STORES supermarket / Andy's Village Inn / Bon Ton French Bakery / Buddy Squirrel's Nut Shops / Connie's Maternity Shop / Edward's Junior Boot Shop / Ernst Hardware / Gallenkamp Shoes / GI-EM Gift Shop / Herfy's Burgers / Joy Jacobs ladies' wear / Karmelkorn / Kinney Shoes / Klopenstein's men's wear / National Bank of Commerce / Nordstrom's Shoes / Pay 'n Save Drug (with luncheonette) / Singer Sewing Center / Turner Jewelers / Town Cleaners