The first phase of CROSS COUNTY CENTER was dedicated in April 1954, with thirty-five stores and services. The center was built by Sol Atlas, under the auspices of Yonkers-based Eastern Shopping Centers.

CROSS COUNTY CENTER TENANTS 1954:

JOHN WANAMAKER [opens April 1955] / GIMBELS [opens September 1955] / F. W. WOOLWORTH (with luncheonette) / A.S. Beck Shoes / Blackton Fifth Avenue ladies' wear / Buster Brown Shoes / Carolee Shops ladies' wear / Chandler's Shoes / Cross County Art Center / Cross County Barber Shop / Cross County Jewelers / Fanny Farmer Candies / Flagg Brothers Shoes / First National Stores supermarket (outparcel) / First National Bank in Yonkers / George's Sport Shop / Horn & Hardart Restaurant / Household Finance Corporation / Layin's Interiors / Lerner Shops ladies' wear / Lubin Youth Center / Miles Shoes / Oppenheim-Collins ladies' wear / Peoples Savings Bank / Plymouth Shops / Popular Fashion Shop ladies' wear) / Reynold's Hardware / Russek's ladies' wear / Slenderella Figure Salon / Stride-Rite Shoes / Town & Country Fashions ladies' wear / Wallach's men's wear / Wallace-Corning men's wear / West Chester Bootery / Wilsker's Delicatessen 

By late 1957, CROSS COUNTY CENTER is fully-realized. Two anchor department stores have been completed. Three additional retail blocks (in gray) have been added, which increases the center's store count to eighty. The newly-expanded parking area now accommodates 5,500 autos.