In 1957, the SHOPPING CITY contained sixty-two stores and services, with free parking for 5,400 autos. The complex, which was Greater Houston's first "freeway friendly" mall, had been officially dedicated in September 1956.

GULFGATE SHOPPING CITY TENANTS 1957:

MALL LEVEL:
JOSKE'S (with Bamboo Room Restaurant) / SAKOWITZ BROTHERS / WEINGARTEN'S supermarket / W.T. GRANT / J.J. NEWBERRY (with Gulfgate Room Restaurant, Luncheonette and Snack Bar) / ABC Liquors / Adrien's Clothing / Alamo Carpet / Baker's Shoes / Bond Clothes / Carrol Camera Company / Carroll Florists / Chandler's Shoes / Craig's Clothing / David's Hardware / E.S. Levy & Company Dry Goods / European Import Company / Flagg Brothers Shoes / G.R. Kinney Shoes / Gordon's Jewelers / Gulfgate State Bank / H & H Music / Houston Shoe Hospital / Jean's Hosiery / John's Cards & Gifts / L.B. White Paint & Draperies / Lerner Shops / Lydia's Dress Shop / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Millinery Stores / Mode O'Day Frock Shop / National Shirt Shops / Phoenix Furniture / Piccadilly Cafeteria / Playhouse Toys / Polly Parrot Shoes / Reineker & Schubeck Restaurant / Russell Stover Candies / Singer Sewing Center / Slenderella Figure Salon / Texas State Optical / Thom McAn Shoes/ US Post Office / Vogue Shoes / Walgreen Drug (with luncheonette) / Western Auto / Wonder Fabrics

LOWER LEVEL:
Cellar Club Lounge / Gulfgate Barber Shop / Gulfgate Beauty Salon / Gulfgate Bookkeeping & Accounting / Gulfgate Lanes (bowling alley) / Public Auditorium