Penn Square Mall breaks ground and rises
Plans for a major northwest Oklahoma City shopping complex were first envisioned in 1952. Ground broke on November 5, 1958, on a 55-acre site at the corner of the NW Urban Bypass and N Pennsylvania Avenue.
Developer Ben C. Wileman formed a joint venture with Anderson-Rooney Operating Company, and Sorey, Hill & Sorey designed the center to avoid the uniform storefront look that dominated early malls at the time.
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