The Wometco 163rd Street Theatre opened in September 1960The single-screen venue was built on a pad northwest of the mall, as part of a small strip center. It was accompanied by the Patio Theatre, which showed its first feature in October 1970.
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Jordan Marsh Florida completed their new 163rd STREET store in February 1971. It included an adjacent parking garage.
Photo from Allied Stores Corporation Annual Report 1971


The 163rd STREET store encompassed 4 levels and 244,000 square feet.
Photo from Allied Stores Corporation Annual Report 1971


The mall grew substantially during the 1960s and '70s. Burdines was expanded three times; Richard's was enlarged twice. Penney's and Woolworth's doubled their sizes and Jordan Marsh added a third major anchor store. Moreover, three parking garages were built, A small enclosed concourse accessed a relocated Food Fair (Pantry Pride). The mall now covered 1,100,000 leasable square feet, housed seventy-five tenants, and provided free parking for 4,700 autos.