 In 1976, the mall opened with JCPenney as the north anchor and Sears as south anchor; Hudson's opened on July 20.Additional features included an ice skating rink (on the ground floor), a 5 screen movie theater (on the second floor above the ice skating rink), as well as a unique Ford ACT elevated monorail car that shuttled shoppers between the mall and the nearby Hyatt Regency Hotel.The monorail system ceased in 1987, and the tracks demolished in 1990.