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Indian Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located at the Highland Drive-Caraway Road intersection in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. It was located just north of the junction of U.S. Route 63 (future Interstate 555) and Arkansas Highway 1. For more than thirty years, Indian Mall was the only shopping center serving its region. The nearby opening of The Mall at Turtle Creek in 2006 drew many tenants away from Indian Mall, including the Dillard's and JCPenney anchors. Indian Mall then became a dead mall, losing all of its tenants except for Sears, an insurance office and a GameStop which remained for close to two years. As of February 2008, the mall has been closed off except for Sears, and will be redeveloped. The Dillard'sClearance Center has closed. ==Mall development== Indian Mall opened in 1968〔(Sneak peek at Dillard's )〕〔(Belz Burrow, Hocker Announce New Mall for Jonesboro ), Lance Turner, Arkansas Business March 18, 2004〕 as a shopping destination for Jonesboro and northeastern Arkansas. It was also the second mall in the state (the first being Phoenix Village Mall in Fort Smith).〔(Phoenix Village, State's First Mall, Hits Hard Times )〕 Indian Mall derived its name from the name of nearby Arkansas State University's mascot.〔(Developers vie for new mall in Jonesboro ), George Waldon, Arkansas Business, November 3, 2003〕 The mall first opened as a small shopping center with Blass (a chain owned by Dillard's; the store was later re-branded Dillard's), TG&Y, Sears, and a supermarket called Stimson's. The mall sustained heavy damage during a series of tornadoes that struck the city on May 27, 1973.〔The Jonesboro Tornado: May 27, 1973 (Lubbock, Texas: C.F. Boone, 1973), page 6.〕 J. C. Penney was added in 1976. TG&Y closed in the 1980s; Dillard's then moved its men's wear and home goods to the former TG&Y space. The supermarket space was converted to a food court in the 1980s as well. Indian Mall was used to host various events including athletic team appearances and signings〔(Tribe Footballers to Invade Indian Mall )〕 as well as fundraisers for different organizations across the state and country.〔(Indian Mall Shopper Raise Money For Arkansas Children's Hospital )〕〔(Broadcasters Help With Katrina Relief )〕 In 1998, shortly after the Westside Middle School massacre, Indian Mall received significant press coverage, as the location where Rev. Phillip McClure, a local pastor, started ministering to people.〔(Press leaves Jonesboro feeling raw; forum to explore public anger )〕 Until 2006, Indian Mall was the only mall serving northeastern Arkansas. It featured a variety of national chain tenants, including The Gap, Waldenbooks, Sam Goody, KB Toys, and Dollar Tree.〔(directory of Indian Mall ), web.archive.org, 2004〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indian Mall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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