The shopping hub was anchored by a 115,000 square Woolco discount mart. It welcomed first shoppers in November 1967, 15 months before the dedication of the adjacent mall.

Advert from the F.W. Woolworth Company

In its original state, McFARLAND MALL spanned 379,000 leasable square feet and contained forty-five store spaces under its roof. The single-level facility provided free parking for 2,000 autos.

McFARLAND MALL TENANTS 1969:

WOOLCO (with Red Grille) / GAYFER'S (with Bridal Shop, Beauty Salon and Wig Boutique) / PIZITZ / WINN-DIXIE supermarket (outparcel) / JACOBS DRUG (with cafeteria) / V.J. ELMORE 5 & 10 / ABC State Liquor Store / Auto-Lec / Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream / Bell Brothers Shoes / Butler's Shoes / City National Bank / Chuck Collins Studio / Color Corner Camera & Photo / Eleanor Shops ladies' wear / Fair Snak Bar / Fox Twin 1 & 2 Theatres / Gilberg's Fabrics / Lawson's Gifts / Leroy Jordan's Flaming Pit Restaurant / Loft Candies / Lorch's Diamonds / Mall Barber Shop / Mall Shoe Repair / Mall Laundromat / McArthur's Furniture / Mrs. Stevens Candies / Munford Do-It-Yourself / Myrl's Boutique / Newsom's Records / Northington Laundry (outparcel)  / Orange Julius / Paul Brown's Hallmark Shop / Postle Appliance Center / Raymon's ladies' wear / Singer Sewing Center / Spiller Pet Center / The Drapery Shop / The Swiss Colony / US Post Office / WTBC studio / Wagner's Shoes / Webster's men's wear

McFARLAND MALL was co-anchored by Mobile-based Gayfers, which encompassed 1-level and 80,000 square feet. The store was enlarged, with a second floor, in 1975.

Drawing from Mercantile Stores Company, Incorporated Annual Report 1968