Shepherd Mall had its grand opening on Nov. 5, 1964 [11] and received local media attention for "creating its own weather" (this was Oklahoma City's first indoor shopping mall). [12] It was built by Harmon Construction Company [ 13 ] over one and half years.

Shepherd Mall had its grand opening on Nov. 5, 1964 [11] and received local media attention for "creating its own weather" (this was Oklahoma City's first indoor shopping mall). [12] It was built by Harmon Construction Company [ 13 ] over one and half years.

Feb 23, 2023 · Steve Lackmeyer answers questions from readers about how to add life at Shepherd Mall, which downtown developments caught him by surprise.

Sep 12, 2008 · Shepherd Mall's opening coincided with a retail exodus from downtown — J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and Samuel Gordon Jewelers were among those closing up their old stores and opening up at the new shopping center.

Feb 27, 2003 · The last original store at Shepherd Mall closed its doors this week another sign that Oklahoma City's first enclosed mall is becoming more of an office complex than a retail haven. After 40 years, the Style Shop hair and nail salon permanently closed Monday after several years of servicing fewer customers, said Rick Warren, who has owned the ...

Jan 9, 2018 · When it opened in September 1964, the 740,000-square-foot center was the first enclosed mall in the city and offered many conveniences, such as free parking, to entice shoppers away from a rapidly declining downtown.

Apr 25, 2005 · Shepherd Mall's central location was attractive to state, county and federal government, and government offices began opening there. The Social Security Administration, which was virtually wiped out in the bombing, has its offices in Shepherd Mall as well as a memorial to its employees who were killed in the bombing.

Anyone know what retail giant got his start working for James Cash Penney as a store manager? I loved Shepherd Mall at Christmas. I was there. I also worked and the penny's store had a grand opening in ft dodge iowa in 1964.

Apr 25, 2014 · In 1964, Oklahoma City Saw Its First-Ever Enclosed Shopping Mall. Shepherd Mall was new and modern, and unlike the open-air Penn Square, shoppers could stroll from store to store in total comfort.

Shepherd Mall was OKC’s first indoor shopping mall, opened in 1964. As neighborhoods changed over the years through desegregation and urban revitalization, the mall served as a pull factor in relocating Black communities out away from the city center where new …