A Humpty Dumpty supermarket was the first operational store at the MIDWEST CITY BUSINESS DISTRICT (a provisional name for the defacto downtown area). By late 1943, the fledgling shopping complex was being promoted as ATKINSON PLAZA.
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Humpty Dumpty Store Number 11 opened for business in May 1943.
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The American State Bank was another charter tenant at ATKINSON PLAZA.
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The doors of the financial institution opened in June 1943.
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