In 1976, the intersection of 71st Street and Memorial Drive was on the southeastern edge of Tulsa’s developed area. Most of the land around it was still farmland. There was no shopping corridor and no major commercial district.
On July 15, Sears opened on an 81-acre property developed by Homart Development and Dayton Hudson Corporation. The formal dedication took place on August 4, giving Oklahoma its largest indoor mall.
The site was about 10 miles from downtown. It had two levels, anchored at opening by Sears and John A. Brown; Dillard’s opened later that year…