Utica Square is an upscale outdoor shopping center located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [1] [2] The mall is anchored by a branch of the Saks Fifth Avenue chain (which opened at Utica Square in 1986). [3] The shopping center features a number of smaller, mostly independent shops.
Utica Square opened on May 22, 1952 as Tulsa's first suburban shopping center. [4] Helmerich & Payne, Inc., an energy company, purchased Utica Square in 1964, [1] and bought Miss Jackson's in 2001. [5]
Previous anchor stores included Renberg's (closed 1998), [6] John A. Brown Department Store (converted to Dillard's in 1984; Dillard's closed 2001), T G & Y, and C.R. Anthony. Current stores include American Eagle, Ann Taylor, Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Coach, Talbots, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, L’Occitane, Restoration Hardware, Starbucks, and JoS. A. Bank Clothiers. [1] A medical building was built in 1956 and demolished in 2002. [7]
Utica Square is mentioned frequently in P.C. and Kristin Cast's House of Night books. [8]
Anchors
- Saks Fifth Avenue (48,000 square feet) [9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Cynthia Dees, "Utica Square Bucks Downturn in Market", Tulsa World, July 18, 1990.
- ^ Kyle Arnold, "Still stylish at 100: Exclusive Miss Jackson's celebrates a century of luxury retail", Tulsa World, April 4, 2010.
- ^ Saks Fifth Avenue at Utica Square website (accessed April 20, 2010).
- ^ http://www.uticasquare.com/ourstory.htm [ dead link]
- ^ Debbie Blossom, "Owner of Utica Square buying Miss Jackson's", Tulsa World, September 28, 2001.
- ^ Dan Rutherford, "Store No More? Renberg's Out in '98, Utica Square Says", Tulsa World, May 20, 1997.
- ^ Debbie Blossom, "Utica Square med building to come down", Tulsa World, March 16, 2002.
- ^ Jason Ashley, "A love affair with vampires", Tulsa World, June 28, 2010 (pay site).
- ^ "Saks happy in Tulsa, plans to stay | Tulsa World". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.
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