The porte cochere at SHERDEN MALL. It served as the main entrance of this Texomaland shopping hub for nearly 29 years.
Photo from https://photos.google.com / Jimmy Ramsey


SHERDEN enjoyed its "only mall in town" status for 16 years. It was bested by the newer and larger MIDWAY MALL in 1986. MIDWAY snatched the SHERDEN J.C. Penney store. In an attempt to keep up, SHERDEN was given an indoor rehab, which included a remodeled Center Court.
Photo from https://photos.google.com / Jimmy Ramsey


One of two skylights installed in Center Court as part of the 1980s redo.
Photo from https://photos.google.com / Jimmy Ramsey


Our second SHERDEN layout depicts the mall in its latter days. Areas in gray indicate newly-built -or reconfigured- tenant space. By this time, a store exodus was well underway. 

SHERDEN MALL TENANTS 1989:

BEALLS / BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY / MONTGOMERY WARD (with Buffeteria snack bar, Garden Shop and freestanding Auto Center) / Allstate Insurance / B. Dalton Bookseller / Cinema 4 /  Foot Action / Foxmoor Casuals ladies' wear / GNC / Grandy's restaurant / Horizon Dental / Lilley's apparel / Orange Julius / Royal Optical / Sweeney's Jewelers / Swiss Pretzel / Texoma Savings / The Bicycle Shop / Van Mulder / Woodsong Studio 


As mentioned, SHERDEN was done in by MIDWAY MALL. This complex incorporated over 600,000 leasable square feet, with around seventy-five stores and services under its roof.
Graphic from TNP Sites, Limited Liability Company


In New Millennium retail, what comes around often goes around. MIDWAY MALL was outpositioned by the shiny new SHERMAN TOWN CENTER. This power plaza was dedicated in 2004.
Photo and graphic from https://www.lpcretail.com / Sherman Town Center Marketing Brochure  


A virtually vacant SHERDEN MALL was shuttered in 1999 and demolished between 2004 and 2005. A circa-2021 plan shows a proposed redevelopment of the site. The moribund mall would be replaced with thirty-three apartment buildings, with parking for 1,200 autos. The western rim of the property would be divided into retail pads. 
Drawing from https://edge-re.com / Edge Real Estate