J.C. Penney bolted from COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA in July 1994. Fresno's Gottschalks chain set up shop in November.
Photo from Scott P. / "BigMallRat" 

In a circa-2003 plan, newly-built sections of the mall are indicated in light gray. The early 2000s redo was particularly noteworthy at the time. Unlike the standard demalling, where an enclosed shopping center is reconfigured as an open-air venue, COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA was rebuilt as a fully-enclosed one.