# Indian Mall

Jonesboro, AR · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-4b4c0e578a` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ar/jonesboro-indian-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4b4c0e578a.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-4b4c0e578a.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-4b4c0e578a

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1968 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2013 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | MBC Holdings LLC | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2013 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed February 2008, and was demolished in March 2012.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mall
- **status**: “The mall closed February 2008, and was demolished in March 2012.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mall
- **strategy**: “MBC Holdings plans on destructing most of the site and then developing it into additional retail space.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mall

## Anchors

TG&Y, JCPenney, Sears, Blass (a chain owned by Dillard's; the store was later re-branded Dillard's), Stimson's

## Parties

- Warmack & Company — owner (from text)
- MBC Holdings LLC — owner (from text) (2007–)

## Timeline

- 1968: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1968: Opened as shopping destination
- 1973: Sustained heavy damage from tornadoes
- 1976: JCPenney added as anchor
- 1994: Rumors of newer, larger mall (Southern Hills Mall)
- 2006: Mall at Turtle Creek opened with new Dillard's and JCPenney
- 2007: MBC Holdings entered talks to purchase Indian Mall
- 2007: MBC Holdings LLC closed on the property
- 2008: Mall closed
- 2012: Mall demolished
- 2013: Request approved to replace mall with Kroger store

## Deals and debt

- 2007 sale:  MBC Holdings LLC ← Warmack & Company  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Indian Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located at the intersection of Highland Drive and Caraway Road in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The location was close in proximity to the junction of Interstate 555 and Arkansas Highway 1.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Indian Mall, Jonesboro, AR." Record m-4b4c0e578a, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ar/jonesboro-indian-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_jonesboroindianmall,
  title = {Indian Mall, Jonesboro, AR},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ar/jonesboro-indian-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-4b4c0e578a, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.