It was developed by Hewitt Pegues Tomlin, Jr. and his sister, Francess Tigrett.

[2] The mall included a branch of Kisber's, a department store that had been a downtown Jackson fixture since 1906.

[4] By this point, the mall's anchors alongside Kisber's included Memphis-based Goldsmith's, and national retailers J. C. Penney and Sears.

[5] CBL & Associates Properties bought 21 malls from the Jacobs group in 2000, including Old Hickory.

Macy’s ended up shuttering its doors in March, a month early, leaving the Old Hickory Mall with only two of its four anchors remaining,[10] Belk and JCPenney.