Developed by prolific mall builder Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., the mall opened in 1962 as Fort Findlay Village Shopping Center, featuring Britt's and JCPenney, followed by Sears.[2] Originally an outdoor mall, it was enclosed in the 1970s. The mall expanded from 334,000 square feet to over 525,000 square feet in 1990,[3][4] adding a new Kmart and JCPenney store along with Elder-Beerman.
Kmart closed in 2003.[5] A year later, the space was divided between TJ Maxx and Best Buy.[6] A movie theater at the mall closed in 2010.[3] In 2014, Sears announced that its store at the mall would close by April.[7] In October 2016, it was announced Big R (later renamed Stock + Field) would fill the Sears vacancy in 2017. On March 17, 2017, JCPenney announced they would be closing the Findlay store.[8] Elder-Beerman closed in August, 2018.[9] TJ Maxx moved from the mall to a new location formerly occupied by a Staples.[10]
On January 14, 2021, it was announced that Stock + Field would be closing as the chain is going out of business.[12] Best Buy and Dunham's Sports would have been the only two remaining anchors. However, it was later announced that Stock+Field had been purchased by R.P.Lumber and the stores would remain open.[13]