Crossroads Mall (also known as Plaza Mayor) was a super regional shopping mall and trade area located in south Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. History The Crossroads Mall opened on February 17, 1974, with anchor stores John A. Brown, Dillard's, Montgomery Ward, and JCPenney, with the name chosen because it lies at the major intersection of I-35 and I-240. At the time of its opening, it was one of the largest construction projects ever in Oklahoma, and was also among the ten largest shopping malls in the United States. A 1974 Daily Oklahoman newspaper article described the mall as "the most magnificent enclosed and air-conditioned shopping mall in the Southwest." Before the mall's closure, the mall contained approximately 36 stores and services as well as a large trade zone outside of the mall building with multiple retailers, and restaurants, including two hotels and a movie theater. Crossroads Mall was one of the more popular shopping establishments in the city for well over twenty years and was noted as one of the reasons for the suburban flight of retail shops from Downtown Oklahoma City, something that is beginning to be reversed with an increase of retail shops following the Metropolitan Area Projects Plan. Decline Even though it was popular, the mall lacked any substantial renovations or retail growth which, combined with the expansion of shopping centers in Moore and along I-240 west of the mall, contributed to a dramatic decline in the number of shoppers. Crossroads Mall was also situated in an area of increased gang activity which led to an increase in crime and safety issues. Teen loitering had also 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 in the hope that the mall would become more family friendly. In 2001 Montgomery Ward closed its doors due to bankruptcy, and throughout the late 2000s, the other three anchor stores followed, among with other small stores, eventually vacated the mall as a result of the 2008 economic downturn and increased gang activity. A few years later, on October 10, 2011, YouTube user miah022 uploaded a video taking a tour of the soon-to-be closed mall, passing vacant anchor stores Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's and Steve & Barry's,