The apex of WESTERN MALL was its skylighted Interior Court. Four shopping concourses converged at this point. The area, furnished with potted plants and benches, was flanked by several stores and entertainment venues. These included Russell Stover Candies, Musicland, Mode O'Day Frock Shop, Yours 'n Ours and the West Mall Theatre.
Drawing from Western Mall Properties

The First National Bank was one of two original outparcels of the mall, with the other being a freestanding Wards Auto Center.
Drawing from Western Mall Properties

In its original state, WESTERN MALL spanned approximately 450,000 leasable square feet, with a total of thirty-two tenant spaces. There was free parking for 2,100 autos. At the time of its November 1968 grand opening, the complex was hailed as "The New Main Street of South Dakota."

WESTERN MALL TENANTS 1969:

MONTGOMERY WARD (with cafeteria and freestanding Auto Center) / TEMPO / BRITTS (with Holland House Cafeteria) / DEL FARM supermarket / Bakers Shoes / Barberio Cheese House / Bostwicks apparel / Brodies Home Appliances / Carousel Snack Bar / Evenson's Hallmark Cards / First National Bank (outparcel) / Gallenkamp Shoes / Geyerman's ladies' wear / Hubbard's Old-Fashioned Candy & Ice Cream Kupboard / Ideal Hardware / Industrial Finance / Maurices ladies' wear / Mode O'Day Frock Shop / Musicland records / Osborn's men's wear / Plymouth Morgan Optical / Russell Stover Candies / Singer Sewing Center / Stewart Hairstylists / Sunkist Cleaners / Three Sisters ladies' wear / Walgreen Drug (with Walgreen Grill) / West Mall Theatre (single screen) / Western Mall Barbers / Western Mall Liquors / Wonderfour Shoes / Zales Jewelers