On this date in 1996, Moorhead officials and developers announced a $7 million plan to raze most of the aging Brookdale Shopping Center and rebuild it as a larger, modern retail plaza anchored by new stores.

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:

By Christopher Sprung

The Forum

Moorhead’s Brookdale Shopping Center will undergo a $7 million redevelopment starting early next year.

The two-phase project involves razing all but 12,000 square feet of the existing 88,000-square-foot strip mall, which is mostly vacant and has fallen into disrepair.

The first phase will include 34,500 feet of retail and professional space.

“We’ve got tenants standing in line and we’re ready to break ground,” said Paul Sather, chief operating officer of NCM Properties, Inc., which w

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