CAPITAL MALL was the sixteenth built by General Growth Development (the mother company of General Growth Properties). The complex was one of General Growth's "A Malls." These were based on an A-shaped shopping concourse at the center of the center. Other "A Malls" were SOUTHRIDGE (1975) {Des Moines, IA}, WESTLAND (1977) {West Burlington, IA} and GREENWOOD (1979) {Bowling Green, KY}.