On March 2, 1976, Fairlane Town Center opened with about 50 stores inside a building measuring 1.28 million square feet.
Sears held 244,000 square feet at one end. JCPenney occupied 200,000 at the other. Hudson’s, the third anchor, was still months away and would not open until July, when it brought another 240,000 square feet.
The ice arena followed on March 3, one day after the grand opening. A five-screen movie theater opened on March 31…