<sod>Wayzata Bay Center was constructed in two different phases.<ref name="unitedpropertiesnewsrelease">{{cite news|last1=Nevanen|first1=Martha|last2=Folkens|first2=Jessie|title=Landmark Wayzata Retail Site Being Studied For Redevelopment|url=http://www.uproperties.com/News/Pages/20050520.aspx|accessdate=7 March 2016|publisher=[[United Properties]]|date=20 May 2005}}</ref> The center was built on top of several wetlands, which were filled in with dirt and concrete to create land suitable for development.<ref name="wayzatahistoricalsocietytimeline">{{cite web|title=Timeline Panel 7|url=http://wayzatahistoricalsociety.org/Timeline/timeline_panel_7.htm|website=Wayzata Historical Society|accessdate=7 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202014411/http://wayzatahistoricalsociety.org/Timeline/timeline_panel_7.htm|archivedate=2 December 2010}}</ref> The northern phase of the mall was completed in 1964 while the southern phase of the mall was finished in 1967.<ref name="lakeshoreweeklynews">{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Jason|title=Wayzata Bay Center could face redevelopment|url=http://www.swnewsmedia.com/lakeshore_weekly/news/wayzata-bay-center-could-face-redevelopment/article_86e61812-98f8-5daf-90f8-92ec1571a07f.html|accessdate=7 March 2016|publisher=''Lakeshore Weekly News''|date=9 June 2004}}</ref> The construction of the center cost $1.5 million, contained 1,200 parking spaces, and was anchored by a Country Club Market grocery store.<ref name="supermarketsbook">{{cite book|title=CSA Super Markets, Volume 42|date=1966|publisher=Lebhar-Friedman|page=46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UUVPAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&dq=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj68t-Pp7LLAhWjgYMKHfNNAUoQ6AEIKTAD|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> For many years, the mall offered a seasonal trolley car that shuttled shoppers around the facilities; this service was eventually discontinued in the late 1990s.<ref name="shoppingthetwincitiesbook">{{cite book|last1=O'Connell|first1=Alison|title=Shopping the Twin Cities ... and more|date=1992|publisher=Chamberlin Pub.|isbn=0963119206|page=131|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kum0SFKzfFIC&q=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&dq=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj68t-Pp7LLAhWjgYMKHfNNAUoQ6AEIGzAA|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> The mall did not receive any significant remodeling or renovations until 1980, when four outparcels were constructed in the parking lot of the mall.<ref name="startribune1">{{cite news|last1=Fielder|first1=Terry|title=$100 million makeover for Wayzata Bay center; The 1960s mall in the heart of Wayzata will become a residential and retail development.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132629062.html|accessdate=7 March 2016|publisher=''[[Star Tribune]]''|date=20 May 2005}}</ref> The outparcels were housed by several restaurants and a [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] location.<ref name="lakeshoreweeklynews3">{{cite news|last1=Schueller|first1=David|title=Mixing the Bay Center retail stew|url=http://www.swnewsmedia.com/lakeshore_weekly/news/mixing-the-bay-center-retail-stew/article_c25db1ff-6149-51bb-b19a-82664a3a4361.html|accessdate=8 March 2016|publisher=''Lakeshore Weekly News''|date=8 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="corporatereportlocationsbook">{{cite book|title=Corporate Report|date=1977|publisher=Ninth Fed Communications|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkMnAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&dq=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj68t-Pp7LLAhWjgYMKHfNNAUoQ6AEIQDAI|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref><eod>
<sod>Wayzata Bay Center was constructed in two different phases in [[Wayzata, Minnesota]].<ref name="unitedpropertiesnewsrelease">{{cite news|last1=Nevanen|first1=Martha|last2=Folkens|first2=Jessie|title=Landmark Wayzata Retail Site Being Studied For Redevelopment|url=http://www.uproperties.com/News/Pages/20050520.aspx|accessdate=7 March 2016|publisher=[[United Properties]]|date=20 May 2005}}</ref> The center was built on top of several [[wetlands]], which were filled in with dirt and concrete to create land suitable for development.<ref name="wayzatahistoricalsocietytimeline">{{cite web|title=Timeline Panel 7|url=http://wayzatahistoricalsociety.org/Timeline/timeline_panel_7.htm|website=Wayzata Historical Society|accessdate=7 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202014411/http://wayzatahistoricalsociety.org/Timeline/timeline_panel_7.htm|archivedate=2 December 2010}}</ref> The northern phase of the mall was completed in 1964 while the southern phase of the mall was finished in 1967.<ref name="lakeshoreweeklynews">{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Jason|title=Wayzata Bay Center could face redevelopment|url=http://www.swnewsmedia.com/lakeshore_weekly/news/wayzata-bay-center-could-face-redevelopment/article_86e61812-98f8-5daf-90f8-92ec1571a07f.html|accessdate=7 March 2016|publisher=''Lakeshore Weekly News''|date=9 June 2004}}</ref> The construction of the center cost $1.5 million, contained 1,200 parking spaces, and was anchored by a Country Club Market grocery store.<ref name="supermarketsbook">{{cite book|title=CSA Super Markets, Volume 42|date=1966|publisher=Lebhar-Friedman|page=46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UUVPAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&dq=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj68t-Pp7LLAhWjgYMKHfNNAUoQ6AEIKTAD|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> For many years, the mall offered a seasonal trolley car that shuttled shoppers around the facilities; this service was eventually discontinued in the late 1990s.<ref name="shoppingthetwincitiesbook">{{cite book|last1=O'Connell|first1=Alison|title=Shopping the Twin Cities ... and more|date=1992|publisher=Chamberlin Pub.|isbn=0963119206|page=131|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kum0SFKzfFIC&q=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&dq=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj68t-Pp7LLAhWjgYMKHfNNAUoQ6AEIGzAA|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> The mall did not receive any significant remodeling or renovations until 1980, when four outparcels were constructed in the parking lot of the mall.<ref name="startribune1">{{cite news|last1=Fielder|first1=Terry|title=$100 million makeover for Wayzata Bay center; The 1960s mall in the heart of Wayzata will become a residential and retail development.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132629062.html|accessdate=7 March 2016|publisher=''[[Star Tribune]]''|date=20 May 2005}}</ref> The outparcels were housed by several restaurants and a [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] location.<ref name="lakeshoreweeklynews3">{{cite news|last1=Schueller|first1=David|title=Mixing the Bay Center retail stew|url=http://www.swnewsmedia.com/lakeshore_weekly/news/mixing-the-bay-center-retail-stew/article_c25db1ff-6149-51bb-b19a-82664a3a4361.html|accessdate=8 March 2016|publisher=''Lakeshore Weekly News''|date=8 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="corporatereportlocationsbook">{{cite book|title=Corporate Report|date=1977|publisher=Ninth Fed Communications|page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hkMnAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&dq=%22Wayzata+Bay+Center%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj68t-Pp7LLAhWjgYMKHfNNAUoQ6AEIQDAI|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref><eod>