Comments on: Heritage Park Mall; Midwest City, Oklahoma

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:48:05 +0000

I guess Crossroads is next. I do not like the bg outside malls, I guess I am a dying breed!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:22:15 +0000

Well Feburary 15th this mall is closing it’s doors with the exception of Sears.

By: DW

DW — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:16:10 +0000

Oke. Firestone kept the property because they have a 99 year lease and demanded to be paid for that lease if they were forced out. Heritage was dying long before the Town Center Plaza was even a concept so that has nothing to do with it. Walmart was already here, they were located at Reno and Midwest Blvd, as was Target and Albertsons. The mall died because of mismanagement. Frankly the location was stupid as well. No one in the neighborhood wanted HPM to be located here because of the traffic jams it caused.

By: 4th Generation Okie

4th Generation Okie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:58:35 +0000

Some of you should take a class in Economics. The downfall of Heritage Park Mall can largely be attributed to the success of the Town Center Plaza. Really, the name Plaza is misleading, because it is a mile long mega center of retail and restaurant businesses. It has frontage to I-40, a major transcontinental highway, and directly across from Tinker Air Force Base. Lucky for us Okies that the owners of HP wouldn’t sell. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have the Plaza. And when Walmart cames to town they put most of the major department stores out of business, regarless of geographic location. Now, I’m just waiting on a new movie theater in the area. Any by the way, Firestone managed to keep their lease and have a retail store in the Plaza.

By: DW

DW — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:34:22 +0000

I worked one summer at the La Pizza. Sadly the owner got busted running a gambling joint. Basically the only thing left is Sears. Hardly ever go there anymore. I blame Simon Properties for letting it fall to pieces. Too bad when they built up the Town Center Plaza they chased Spriggs off. But fear not, Spriggs is still open down further on Air Depot. mmm. BBQ

By: April

April — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:25:01 +0000

@Carolyn Cuskey,
Does MWC have a historical society? I’ve been doing some research on the area’s historical geography and I have trouble finding resources..

By: Darren Brown

Darren Brown — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:15:14 +0000

@Tyler Geertsen,

Contact who? Where? Help…

By: Tyler Geertsen

Tyler Geertsen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:33:45 +0000

@Darren Brown,

Contact me if you want more information about this mall project.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:14:37 +0000

I arrived in Midwest City in1984 in the Air Force Heritage park was kicking hard, doing great until the mid 1990’s
Sometime in 2000 former city manager Charles Johnson wanted to buy out that mall and reform it into a modern “strip mall’ but the owners refused to sell at that time. So other drastic measures were taken, Mr. Johnson worked out a plan that would buy out 80 acres outside Tinker along 29th St that involved in the removal of existing homes and businesses there and transform into Town Center Plaza today. Sadly Mr. Johnson died befor the project was completed. Hint: the old Firestone was the last of the old buildings to go because they had a one hundred year lease on the property. Where Logan’s Road House now sits.
I lived there in MWC until July 2009, I relocated my self back to Arizona for a better life.

SO LONG

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:43:15 +0000

Heritage Park is now down to six mall stores and Sears as an anchor. Sears will be there for years to come because of their loyal customer base, they own the store outright and the nearest Sears Stores are 15-30 minutes away.

Heritage Park is in it’s final days. As of today they are down to six stores (7 if you count Sears)

GNC
Rainbow http://www.rainbowshops.com/
Gift World (A mom and pop store full of flea market type stuff)
A cell phone store kiosk
A jewelry store kiosk
GameStop