 Efforts were made in its design to incorporate historic elements, such as the retention of the facades of buildings that had previously existed on the site.With the closure of Nordstrom in 2011 and that of Carson's on April 29, 2018, the mall has no department stores.In response to the changing retail conditions, the mall has looked to non-traditional mall usages; in 2014, for example, "The Indianapolis Star" moved its offices into part of the space vacated by Nordstrom.