Across the street was the Eastland Plaza built up during the late 1980s and early 1990s and originally included since-closed locations for Toys "R" Us, Marshalls, and Target.

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.

It was eventually replaced with Mickey's Family Fun Center, a locally owned 30-lane bowling alley with a restaurant, a LaZer Runner laser tag arena, indoor kart racing and billiard tables.

As this exodus continued, the mall became increasingly desperate for tenants and storefronts abandoned by brand-name chain stores were replaced with unusual tenants like Martial arts academies, a large space for selling arts and crafts at several kiosks, multiple dance studios, a wedding chapel and a live country music bar.

[2] The first two major tenants in the complex were the Community Action Project of Tulsa County and Coca-Cola Enterprises, the latter announcing a regional headquarters and call center in March 2006.

[5] In September 2012, SpiritBank filed a foreclosure suit on the office building formerly occupied by Dillard's, alleging that Eastgate Partners LLC failed to pay back approximately $2.41 million in loans.

[7] As of 2016, the Eastgate Metroplex houses call centers for multiple companies, including Coca-Cola, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Alorica.