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28-683: The center originated with a Leonard's department store, the Fort Worth-based chain's third location. This store was dedicated July 10, 1970. A single level mall of eighty inline stores was added, which officially opened March 25, 1971. This included a Fort Worth-based Stripling's (inaugurated March 18, 1971) and JCPenney (which commenced operation November 3, 1971). North East Mall now encompassed 750,000 leasable square feet. Sears and Montgomery Ward stores were added, which opened in August 1978. This expansion also added twenty store spaces and

56-582: A 385,000 square feet (36,000 m) Power center adjacent to the Mall known as The Shops at North East Mall came to fruition, it officially opened in October 1999. The Shops at North East Mall opened in October 1999. At the same time in 1999, the first parking structure were both completed. Four parking garages were also constructed as part of the 1998–2001 remodeling. A new South Wing was built, containing 28 store spaces. In 2000, Saks Fifth Avenue opened as

84-425: A certain point, the company stopped re-branding its acquired stores, keeping local traditions alive and even operating single location stores. Though keeping many names around, other stores like Heironimus , Steketee's, Katz, McClurkans, and Goldstein-Migel were closed or converted to Dunlaps over time due to long distance issues or losses of lease. Despite their well-known brands, the stores had little staying power in

112-567: A city council consisting of eight members and the mayor. As of April 2020, the current mayor is Albert Jones. Wagoner is served by US-69 , SH-51 , and SH-16 , and has easy access to the Muskogee Turnpike , also known as SH-351, providing a direct route to Tulsa. Hefner-Easley Airport (FAA Identifier—H68), owned by the City of Wagoner, is two miles directly east. Commercial flights go in and out of Tulsa International Airport, about

140-494: A degree by several digital retailers in recent years in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic . On August 6, 2019, it was announced that Sears will shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick-and-mortar format. On May 7, 2020, Nordstrom, which also maintains several additional outposts nearby, announced plans to shutter along with several additional locations as a direct result of pulling back because of

168-413: A strategy implemented to improve profits margins substantially by electing to shutter nearly thirty five percent of its entire base over the course of several years. A BJ's Brewhouse opened outside the mall in 2009. On January 23, 2014, Dallas Morning News reported that new additions were coming to North East Mall, which were expected to open in spring 2014. On January 27, 2014, KTVT reported that

196-629: Is a city in Wagoner County , Oklahoma , United States. The population was 8,323 at the 2010 census , compared to the figure of 7,669 recorded in 2000 . It is the county seat of Wagoner County. Wagoner became the first city incorporated in Indian Territory on January 4, 1896. Wagoner is along the path of the Texas Road cattle trail, and the later Jefferson Highway of the early National Trail System , both roughly along

224-526: Is located at 35°57′35″N 95°22′41″W  /  35.95972°N 95.37806°W  / 35.95972; -95.37806 . It is 18 miles (29 km) north of Muskogee and 40 miles (64 km) east of Tulsa . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km ), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,669 people, 2,928 households, and 2,111 families residing in

252-877: The COVID-19 pandemic. Several additional replacement tenants for each space are each reportedly in the midst of early on discussions. Stripling %26 Cox Dunlaps , based in Fort Worth, Texas , USA, was a family-owned chain of department stores in the central and southern United States catering to most classes depending on the location. The chain operated under the trade names of Dunlaps, Stripling & Cox, MM Cohn , Rogers , Clark's, Schreiner's of Kerrville , Hieronimus, Kerr's, Kline's, The White House, and Gabriel's. The company operated 38 stores in eight states. Due to stiff competition from larger retailers and lawsuits from suppliers, Dunlaps closed its last locations after liquidation sales in mid-2007. The Dunlap Company

280-519: The United Artists Cinema 6, along with Panda Express . A further expansion ensued in 1990 when the mall gained a food court , created from the former location of Service Merchandise . The gross leasable area of the mall now stood at 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m), with 106 inline stores. The mall office is located near Sears. In October 1999, a $ 200 million renovation and expansion of North East Mall succeeded. Plans to open

308-403: The average family size was 3.06. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The median income for a household in the city

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336-601: The boom ended in 1913, when the MKT moved its division headquarters to Muskogee. The oil boom farther west and later, the Great Depression, caused a further decline in the city's economy and population. World War II started a revival of Wagoner's fortunes. The city lay between two war-related Federal Government projects: Camp Gruber to the south and the Oklahoma Ordnance Works to the north. After

364-428: The city. The population density was 1,101.4 inhabitants per square mile (425.3/km ). There were 3,152 housing units at an average density of 452.7 per square mile (174.8/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 70.48% White , 9.27% African American , 13.21% Native American , 0.34% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 0.70% from other races , and 5.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of

392-419: The competitive marketplace. In June 2007, it was announced that Dunlaps and all its accompanying stores would be going out of business, thus ending one of the last small regional department store chains left in the country. They cited the cause as being unable to get financing for a loan to keep the company afloat. Within months, all the stores were liquidated and closed. Wagoner, Oklahoma Wagoner

420-614: The construction on State Highway 183 was decreasing the population of the mall, as well the sales. On June 30, 2014, it was reported by the Fort Worth Business Press that according to Simon, new additions were coming to the mall. On November 1, 2019, a major scale refurbishment of the JCPenney store would be completed. The dawn of the 2020s saw several storied traditional department store retailers update its brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to

448-719: The first and only store in Tarrant County inside a 100,000 sq ft space at the mall. When North East Mall held its official re-dedication on September 15, 2001, the center encompassed 1,749,000 leasable square feet and 168 stores and services. It was then the second-largest enclosed shopping mall in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the second-largest in Texas, following The Galleria in Houston. In September 2006, Saks Fifth Avenue announced it would be shuttering as part of

476-409: The population. There were 2,928 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and

504-679: The route of U.S. Route 69 through Oklahoma today. The town began as a small community at the intersection of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railway and the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway (later the Missouri Pacific Railway ), when William McAnally, a foreman for the MKT built a small hotel at this isolated location in June 1887. By the next summer others had built two more hotels and two general stores. The town

532-589: The stores and move to California to open a new group of stores. Retha R. Martin, who had come to work for the Dunlaps in 1916, had risen to the position of manager of the last remaining store. He was asked to join the partnership with a 40% interest. The plan was for Martin to close out the store in Eufaula, Oklahoma and move to California to run the new company. However, business was so good in Eufaula that year, it

560-487: The town in 1895, encouraging more people to move to there. By 1896, there were approximately 1,500 residents. In the fall of 1895, the community formed a commission that circulated a petition requesting incorporation under the statutes of Arkansas. Incorporation was granted by the U. S. District Court on January 4, 1896, making Wagoner the first city incorporated in Indian Territory. A privately funded courthouse

588-405: The war, several small manufacturing industries took root. Completion of the nearby Fort Gibson Lake in 1950 stimulated the economy and turned Wagoner into a sports and retirement center. The McLellan-Kerr navigational channel made the agricultural area accessible by barges, stimulating farm-related businesses. Highway improvements created Wagoner as a suburban area for Tulsa and Muskogee. Wagoner

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616-494: Was $ 30,493, and the median income for a family was $ 35,426. Males had a median income of $ 28,163 versus $ 21,331 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,178. About 12.2% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over. Wagoner has one newspaper, the American-Tribune . The paper is published every Wednesday. It

644-681: Was agreed that Martin should stay behind. The store prospered and expanded under his leadership. In 1939, seeing the prosperity of the booming ranch and oil country of West Texas, Martin began acquiring stores in that area. By 1943, there were fourteen stores located primarily in West Texas and New Mexico , and Martin moved the company headquarters to Lubbock, Texas . Some stores acquired by Dunlaps were Goldstein-Migel of Waco, TX in 1976, The White House of Beaumont, TX in 1986, MM Cohn of Little Rock, Ar in 1989, Porteous of Portland, Me in 1992, and Steketee's of Grand Rapids , Mi in 1991. After

672-431: Was built in 1897, which housed a newly created U. S. Western District Court. The Dawes Commission turned Indian Territory land from tribal to individual ownership by members of each tribe. The individuals were allowed to sell their land to non-Indians, causing a real estate boom in farmland around the area. By statehood, the city had 2,950 residents and was named as the county seat of Wagoner County. In April 1914 Wagoner

700-610: Was founded as a small general store in about 1890 by H.G. Dunlap in Wagoner, Oklahoma (then Indian territory) during the great Land Rush . After several years of operation, Dunlap consolidated his store with the Dunlap Brothers store, which his sons had established in nearby Coweta, Oklahoma . By 1921, the Dunlap Brothers had expanded to 20 stores throughout eastern Oklahoma. Eventually, the Dunlap family decided to retire, close

728-411: Was named for railroad dispatcher Henry "Big Foot" Wagoner, who had reported the need for a railroad switch nearby to accommodate the shipment of logs and hay. The switch had been previously named "Wagoner's Switch." The switch soon relocated to the town and caused the development of a major cattle shipping business. By 1894, the community had 642 names in a local census. A local newspaper began promoting

756-561: Was owned by Community Publishers, a newspaper and Internet publisher and commercial printer that serves Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, The Tulsa World announced that its parent company BH Media , a division of Berkshire Hathaway , the Omaha-based investment holding company led by billionaire Warren Buffett had purchased several suburban newspapers, including the Wagoner Tribune. Wagoner uses

784-428: Was the location of a brutal lynching of a 17 year old African American girl. The boom continued through 1910, when the population reached 4,018. The MKT had located a division headquarters in the city, which then had three railroad trunk lines and twenty passenger trains a day. Industries included three grain elevators, a cotton gin, cotton oil mill, iron foundry, hardwood company, cement plant, and roller mill. However,

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