The porte cochere at SHERDEN MALL. It served as the main entrance of this Texomaland shopping hub for nearly 29 years.
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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.
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One of two skylights installed in Center Court as part of the 1980s redo.
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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
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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
Drawing from https://edge-re.com / Edge Real Estate