Opening Years of Oak Park Mall
Oak Park Mall opened in Overland Park, Kansas, in 1974. It was developed by Copaken, White & Blitt with Frank Morgan and Sherman Dreiseszun on a 107-acre ground lease.
The first anchor, Macy’s, opened on August 7, 1975, followed by Montgomery Ward on August 10. Stix, Baer & Fuller arrived on February 19, 1976, and JCPenney opened on October 6.
At full buildout, the mall featured four anchors and more than 150 stores, spanning approximately 1.21 million square feet across two levels of covered retail space…