NorthPark Mall (Oklahoma)
Thomas Morris purchased a 22-acre (89,000 m) tract for the mall in 1967 at $2,500-an-acre, and completed the first phase in 1973, which consisted of a 26,000 sq ft (2,400 m) Safeway grocery store (the largest in the state at the time, no longer in business) and Northpark 4 Cinemas, becoming AMC Northpark 7 in its final form before being closed. In 1973 the new mall was located on (what was at that time) the northern edge of Oklahoma City.
It was followed by an expansion in 1977 which added 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m) of retail space, and another expansion in 1981. Occupancy fell to approximately 50 percent as a result of the 1980s oil bust, but subsequently improved in the mid-1990s. The mall now consists of a number of smaller high-end retailers.
References
- ^ Deborah Bouziden. Insiders' Guide to Oklahoma City, p. 91 (2009)
- ^ Northpark Mall Center Information. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ Lackmeyer, Steve (October 1, 2007). Northpark Mall Against the Odds, OKC History
- ^ Mize, Richard (October 15, 2005). Urban mall – With local ownership maintained, Northpark is rare among retail centers, The Oklahoman
- ^ Nichols, Max (July 3, 1986). Morris Still Looks to Future with Northpark Mall / Northpark, Quail Plaza Emerge as Monuments to His Innovation Ahead of Crowd, The Journal Record
- ^ Chambers, Kelley (June 29, 2009). These Walls: Northpark Mall in Oklahoma City, The Journal Record
- ^ Scott, Ben (September 17, 1999). Northpark Mall rallies with new mix of retailers, The Oklahoman
- ^ Currin, Darren (October 31, 2013). Lot Lines: Happy 40th, Northpark, The Journal Record
- ^ (March 9, 1986). Northpark Mall Hardly a Ghost Town Blend of Quality Merchants Keeps Storefronts Occupied, The Oklahoman
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