Malls · Arkansas
Indian Mall
Opened 1968. Closed 2008. Redeveloped in 2013.
Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported
Retrofit year2013extracted, unreviewed reported
Walkability10.2 of 20 · 15-minute 4 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Former anchors
JCPenney
This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisFinance and pipeline
On Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/135425399821797 overture · all sites with thisWebsite alive
This site: …http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=8694972 overture / http check · all sites with thisOwnership
Single-purpose entity
This site: MBC Holdings LLC county-parcels · all sites with thisPlace
Grocery within 800 m
This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh heat wave risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)
This site: Relatively High; tornado, heat wave, earthquake, winter weather, ice storm, cold wave, lightning fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.89 cdc-svi · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $45,521 census-acs · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 51% census-acs · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: extraction · all sites with thisNew use
Retail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documentedMBC Holdings plans on destructing most of the site and then developing it into additional retail space. |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed reported |
| Retrofit year | 2013extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Redeveloper | MBC Holdings LLCextracted, unreviewed reported |
Planning
| Entitlement year | 2013extracted, unreviewed reported |
|---|
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sold | — | MBC Holdings LLC ← Warmack & Company | Wikipedia |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 13: ABC DRY CLEANER-LAUNDRY WILKINS; ATLAS ASPHALT, INC.; BLACKWELL-BLADWIN FORD; CAVENAUGH HYUNDAI; COLA COLA BOTTLING CO OF NE AREPA FRS |
| Census tract 05031000102 | 3,479 people, 1,793 per sq mi; median household income $45,521; median gross rent $799; 51% renters; 17.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 10.2 of 20; 53 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.95; 22,435 jobs within 45 min by car; 13% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 4 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 0 schools, 2 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 1 civic, 21 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Craighead County (AR), 2024 | 69 units in 5+ unit buildings, 244 in 2–4, 610 single-family; 2023: 97 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.89; socioeconomic 0.82; housing and transport 0.88; 34% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: The Mall at Turtle Creek (1.4 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Indian Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.49, from Overture, meta); building footprint 11,729 m², 5.9351420402526855 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | en.wikipedia.org (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 32,021 since 2015; 2,283 in the last 12 months (-16% vs the prior 12); peak 2020-03 with 688Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -3% (3,577 → 3,479); median income +26% ($36,070 → $45,521); renters 52% → 51%; median home value +31% ($162,200 → $213,000)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively high overall (score 96.5); expected annual loss $4.6M; high: tornado, heat wave, earthquake, winter weather, ice storm, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 6,454 jobs in 434 establishments; average annual pay $38,087; employment location quotient 1.18; employment -1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 5,475 jobs; 1,170 in retail trade, 918 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 05031000102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 2.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (262 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 21.4%; median family income $60,707; 174 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Jonesboro Public Schools (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL; VISUAL & PERFORMING ART MAGNETNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 281 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 201 county-logged events: 86 thunderstorm wind, 61 hail, 27 flash flood, 19 tornado; $313,360,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 72401, 2026-09 | median list price $165,700 (-11.6% on the year); 193 active listings; median 74 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 451 establishments (-2%); 6,748 jobs (+3%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $218,004 (+4% 1 yr, +20% 5 yr); typical rent $1,246/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 315 (2000 = 100); +29.3% 1 yr, +54% 5 yr, +91% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 25,000 vehicles a day on SCARAWAYRD (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 301 trucks; 24 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Indian Mall opened in 1968 as an enclosed shopping center at Highland Drive and Caraway Road in Jonesboro, Arkansas. After suffering tornado damage in 1973 and adding JCPenney as an anchor in 1976, the mall faced increasing competition from newer retail projects, culminating in its closure in 2008 and demolition in 2012. In 2013 the site received entitlement to replace the mall with a Kroger store.
Why. The record shows that the mall's decline was driven by competition from newer malls (rumors of Southern Hills Mall and the 2006 opening of Mall at Turtle Creek with Dillard's and JCPenney) and by physical damage from a 1973 tornado. No explicit mention of debt or anchor loss appears in the record.
Where it stands. The mall was demolished in 2012 and, as of 2013, MBC Holdings LLC holds the property with approval to build a Kroger store.
For a planner
- Precedent: demolition of an enclosed mall followed by retail redevelopment (Kroger) approved in 2013.
- Policy tools used: entitlement process recorded in 2013; no further zoning or incentive details are in the record.
- Open questions: current flood‑plain status, transit access, and any environmental constraints are not detailed in the record.
- Context: site sits near Interstate 555 and Arkansas Highway 1, suggesting regional accessibility.
For a developer
- Site control: MBC Holdings LLC acquired the property in 2007 and retained ownership through at least 2013.
- Entitlement stage: entitlement_year 2013 indicates the redevelopment plan for a Kroger store was approved.
- Parcel size and exact boundaries are not provided in the record.
- Market signal: opp_reasons note county population grew 6.1% from 2018‑2023, indicating modest growth.
- Constraints from context layers (flood, transit, environment) are unknown from the record.
What we do not know yet
- Exact parcel size, dimensions, and current land use after 2013 are not specified.
- Flood‑zone designation, soil conditions, and any environmental remediation needs are absent from the record.
- Transit proximity and pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure details are not included.
- Whether the Kroger store was ultimately built and its operational status are not confirmed in the record.
- The record is marked as 'verified: draft', indicating some facts may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.
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Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Indian Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Indian Mall East Wing commons.wikimedia.org
- Indian Mall; Jonesboro, Arkansas - Labelscar: The Retail History Blog labelscar.com
- The Indian Mall | 40+ Photos | Abandoned Arkansas abandonedar.com
- How Indian Mall In Jonesboro, AR, Went From Shopping Landmark To ... bestattractions.org
- Indian Mall Jonesboro, 2010 | This is Indian Mall (lower lef… | Flickr flickr.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- county grew 6.1% 2018–23
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Opened | 1968Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2008extracted, unreviewed |
| Anchors | TG&Y, JCPenney, Sears, Blass (a chain owned by Dillard's; the store was later re-branded Dillard's), Stimson's |
| County | Craighead County |
| Census division | 7 · West South Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer, what is there now. Know it? Tell us.
Background
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
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
Sources
- Wikipedia: Indian Mall · supports: status, strategy, year closed
13 quoted sentences
The mall closed February 2008, and was demolished in March 2012.
The mall closed February 2008, and was demolished in March 2012.
MBC Holdings plans on destructing most of the site and then developing it into additional retail space.
Indian Mall opened in 1968 as a shopping destination for Jonesboro and northeastern Arkansas.
University Mall
The Mall at Turtle Creek