Macy's Mission, the third branch in the Macy's Kansas City division, covered 70,000 square feet on 2 levels. The store would anchor MISSION CENTER for over 29 years.
Drawing from R.H. Macy & Company

Our first MISSION CENTER layout depicts the shopping hub of late 1956. Comprising twenty-four stores and services, the facility encompassed approximately 190,000 leasable square feet. Its bi-level parking area could accommodate 1,200 autos at one time.

MISSION CENTER TENANTS 1956:

MACY'S (with Beauty Salon) / W.T. GRANT (with luncheonette ) / F.W. WOOLWORTH 5 & 10 (with luncheonette) / Kroger supermarket / Allen's Shoes / B & G Hosiery Shop / Comb's Shoes / Consolidated Finance / Dring's Office / Elko Camera Shop / Gifts Unlimited / House of Fabrics /  Leighter's ladies' wear / Mission Center Barber Shop / National Shirt Shops / Parkview Rexall Drug (with luncheonette) / Parkway Restaurant / Pat Paul's infant's wear / Russell Stover Candies / Shirley's Maternity Fashions / Slenderella Figure Salon / Suburban Living hardware / Three Sisters ladies' wear