Eastgate Metroplex

Eastgate Metroplex is an indoor mixed-use professional/retail complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building was originally a shopping mall that opened in 1984 as the Eastland Mall, but was revitalized into its current use after years of decline.HistoryConstruction of the mall began during the mid-1970s. But only after partial construction had taken place, the property sat vacant and unfinished for nearly a decade. Around 1984, it was finally open to the public as Eastland Mall and reached full tenancy by the late 1980s. During its prime years, the mall was anchored by Mervyn's, JCPenney, Service Merchandise, and Dillard's, along with a six-screen cinema operated by General Cinema Corporation accessed from the food court.The mall, first owned by Simon Property Group, was built mainly for the eastern part of Tulsa as a less crowded alternative to Woodland Hills Mall and what was then called the Southland Shopping Center but has since been renamed Tulsa Promenade Mall. Across the street was the Eastland Plaza built up during the late 1980s and early 1990s that still contains a Toys "R" Us, Marshalls and a now-closed Target.DeclineStarting in the mid-to-late 1990s, Eastland Mall began to turn into a dead mall. Easier access to other malls as a result of expanded nearby thoroughfares and sparse development in East Tulsa are speculated by local residents to be the likely causes.