Crossroads Mall (Oklahoma)

Plaza Mayor at the Crossroads

Overhead satellite image of Plaza Mayor
Location	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Opening date	February 17, 1974
Owner	Raptor Properties
No. of stores and services	36
No. of anchor tenants	1 (3 vacant)
Total retail floor area	1,268,000 sq ft (117,800 m2)
No. of floors	2
Website	PlazaMayorOK.com

Plaza Mayor at the Crossroads (formerly Crossroads Mall) is a 1,268,000 square foot super regional shopping mall and trade area located in south Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Plaza Mayor at the Crossroads opened on February 17, 1974 as Crossroads Mall with anchor stores John A. Brown, Dillard's, Montgomery Ward, and JC Penney. The name Crossroads Mall was chosen because it lies at the major intersection of I-35 and I-240, a major crossroads of the city. At the time of its opening, it was one of the largest construction projects to have ever taken place in the state of Oklahoma, and also was among the ten largest shopping malls in the United States. A 1974 a Daily Oklahoman newspaper article heralded the shopping mall as "the most magnificent enclosed and air-conditioned shopping mall in the Southwest." The mall contains approximately 36 stores and services. It also has a very large trade zone outside of the mall building itself with numerous retailers, and restaurants, including two hotels and a movie theater. Plaza Mayor had been one of the more popular shopping establishments in the city for well over twenty years. It is noted as one of the primary reasons for the suburban flight of retail shoppes from Downtown Oklahoma City, which is now beginning to show an increase of retail shoppes following the Metropolitan Area Projects Plan.

In 2001 Montgomery Ward closed its doors due to bankruptcy. Even with its popularity, in its over 30-year history Plaza Mayor lacks any substantial renovations or retail growth. The expansion of shopping centers in Moore and along I-240 west of the mall has also contributed to a dramatic decline in the number of shoppers. Plaza Mayor is situated in an area of increased gang activity, leading to an increase in crime and safety issues. Teen loitering had increasingly become a problem to the point that on October 26, 2006, the mall imposed a weekend curfew prohibiting teens younger than 18 years of age from shopping after 6 PM on Fridays and Saturdays unless they were accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. It was anticipated that by imposing the curfew, the mall would become more family friendly.