A new Main Entrance was added to WEST ACRES during a 2000-2001 mall makeover.
Photo from Wikipedia / "KGlen14"

Also built during the turn of the century renovation, the WEST ACRES Food Court was fashioned out of existing space, along with an addition. Its focal point is the Scandinavian fireplace seen in the background.
Photo from "Racy Palindrome Guy"

The Peace Garden State's preeminent retail hub, circa-2002. After three renovations, the complex spans approximately 950,000 leasable square feet and houses 130 inline stores. It encompasses around 100,000 more square feet than its nearest -size-wise- contender, Bismarck's KIRKWOOD MALL.

WEST ACRES CENTER TENANTS 2002:

BEST BUY (outparcel) / HERBERGER'S / J.C. PENNEY (with Styling Salon and Portrait Studio) / MARSHALL FIELD'S / SEARS (with attached Auto Center) / Abercrombie & Fitch apparel / American Eagle Outfitters apparel / B. Dalton Bookseller / B'Dazzled (kiosk) / Bath & Body Works / Big Nick’s Sports Cards / Candy Court / Casual Corner-Petite Sophisticate ladies' wear / CellularOne / CellularOne (kiosk) / Chili’s Grill & Bar (outparcel) / Christopher & Banks ladies' wear / Cinamen Roll Company / Claire’s / Classic Jewelers / Concordia College Information (kiosk) / Creative Kitchen / Dakota Clinic West Acres Branch / Deziner Sunglasses-HeadSokz (kiosk) / Eddie Bauer apparel / Express ladies' wear / Eyecare Associates / Fascino (kiosk) / Family Christian Stores / Foot Locker / Gadzooks apparel / Gallery West gifts / Gap Kids children's wear / GNC / GoldFathers (kiosk) / Grainery Restaurant & Bar / Granite City Food & Brewery (outparcel)  / Green’s Footwear / Gymboree children's wear / Hair Creations (kiosk) / Halberstadt’s men's wear / Helzberg Diamonds / Jewelry & Watch Repair / Jobview (kiosk) / Just Juice / Karmelkorn / Karmelkorn (kiosk) / Kay-Bee Toys / Knight’s Formal Wear / Lady Foot Locker / Lane Bryant ladies' wear / Laurie’s ladies' wear / Lee’s Gold Crown Hallmark / LensCrafters / Limited Too children's wear / MasterCuts / Merle Norman Cosmetics-Cheri Paul Wigs / Moxie Java cafe / Mrs. Fields Cookies / Nails Pro / Orange Julius / Originals Casual Wear ladies' wear / Pacific Imports (kiosk) / Pacific Sunwear apparel / Park Company-GMAC Real Estate (kiosk) / Payless ShoeSource / Peggy’s Gold Crown Hallmark / Pet Center / Pretzelmaker / Pro Motorsports / R & G Shoes / Radio Shack / RCC Western Store / Regis Hairstylists / Riddle’s Jewelry / Ritz Camera & One Hour Photo / Roger Maris Museum / Sam Goody music / Sandcastle gifts / Scheels All Sports / Select Comfort / Shirt Shop on the Mall / Shotwell Floral / Software Etcetera / Spencer Gifts / Sports City / Stabo Scandinavian Imports / Stride-Rite Shoes / Structure men's wear / Stucchi’s Ice Cream / Sunglass Hut / TGI Friday restaurant (outparcel) / Talbots ladies' wear / Things Remembered / The Buckle shoes / The Children's Place / The Forum / The Gap apparel / The Limited ladies' wear / Tom’s Shoe Repair / Trade Secret beauty salon / Twyla’s Cosmetique / Tupperware (kiosk) / Union State Bank / Vanity ladies' wear / Verizon Wireless / Victoria’s Secret / Vision World / Walgreen Drug / West Acres Cinema 14 (outparcel) / West Acres Pharmacy / Wet Seal ladies' wear / Wilsons Leather / Wimmer’s Diamonds / Wireless Dimensions (kiosk) / Zales Jewelers

IN THE FOOD COURT:

China Doll / Grandma Dee's Doughnuts / Great Steak & Potato / Koya of Japan / Lighthouse Coffee / McDonald's hamburgers / Pirates' Den /  Rising Bread Company / Subway / Taco John’s / Virgo’s Pizza