SOUTH FORKS PLAZA originated with two structures that were not connected. The southern section, completed in 1964, featured the nation's first shopping-mall-anchor Kmart. The north section, finished in 1965, housed a Sears.

A rare vintage photo of SOUTH FORKS PLAZA, with its Kmart store on the far left. This was taken in 1974.  ]Photo from https://commons.und.edu