Arrowhead Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It was opened in 1987 and was owned by J. Herzog & Sons, Inc. from 2005 until November 2016 when the mall went into receivership and was put up for sale by Wells Fargo Bank.[1] Wells Fargo bank sold the mall to an investor in 2018 and is currently managed by Property Managers LLC of Fort Worth, Texas.[2] It is the only mall located within 44 miles of Muskogee, but remains close to the neighboring Tulsa metropolitan area.
History
Arrowhead Mall was built in 1987 in the downtown district of Muskogee.[3]
In 2005, J. Herzog bought the mall from its original owner, Warmack & Company.[4]
On April 10, 2010, a deadly shooting broke out at the Arrowhead Mall injuring at least five people and leaving one dead; witnesses say that the shooting was gang related.[5]
J. Herzog updated the mall throughout 2014, removing the old play area and adding more seating in the food court, free Wi-Fi, and a Justice clothing store.[6] Sears announced the closure of its Muskogee store in August 2014.[7] Sears closed in November 2014. The United States Postal Service moved into part of the old Sears store location in 2019.[8]
Dillard's closed May 2019[9] and Stage closed August 2020.[10] On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would close around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide. The JCPenney closure left the mall without any anchors.[11]
In September 2021, Arrowhead Mall has a federal contract to lease or rent office space.[12]
References
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- ^ "More Shakeups Happening at Muskogee's Arrowhead Mall".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mall looks toward growth - Muskogee Phoenix: Archives". muskogeephoenix.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ "Denver firm buys Okla. mall - Denver Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ "One dead, five hurt after mall shootout". Muskogee Phoenix. April 11, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Arrowhead Mall makes updates - Muskogee Phoenix: Archives". muskogeephoenix.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ NewsOn6.com (2014-08-06). "Muskogee Sears To Close Doors In November - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |". newson6.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Service, Submitted by the United States Postal. "Post Office completes move Monday". Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "What's the future of Muskogee's Arrowhead Mall?". KJRH. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "J.C. Penney closing 154 stores; Prescott not on list". Daily Courier. June 5, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Stone, Madeline. "Bankrupt JCPenney said it would have to close about 30% of its stores. Here are all the closures it announced so far". Business Insider.
- ^ "Arrowhead Mall wins federal contract". Yahoo! Sports. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2023-06-27.