Coddingtown Mall
 The rotating googie sign at the east end of Coddingtown Mall facing US Route 101 | |
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| Location | Santa Rosa, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°27′28″N 122°43′48″W / 38.457778°N 122.73°W |
| Address | 733 Coddingtown Center |
| Opening date | 1962 |
| Developer | Hugh Codding |
| Owner | Codding Enterprises |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 843,000 sq ft (78,300 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 (3 in JCPenney and Macy's) |
| Website | coddingtown |
Coddingtown Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Santa Rosa, California, United States. Opened in 1962, the mall is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Nordstrom Rack, Target, and Whole Foods Market. It is fully owned and operated by Codding Enterprises.
Coddingtown is one of two enclosed shopping malls in Santa Rosa, the other being Santa Rosa Plaza, which is located 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Coddingtown in downtown Santa Rosa off of US Highway 101.
History
[edit]Founding
[edit]Coddingtown Mall was built in 1962 by Hugh Codding. Originally an open-air mall, it was enclosed in 1979.[2] The expansion also added Liberty House, which was converted to Macy's in 1984. In 1996, Macy's moved to a spot previously occupied by The Emporium. As a result, Gottschalks moved into the former Liberty House/Macy's building.[3][4] Codding sold a 50% share of the mall to Simon Property Group in 2005. After the sale to Simon, many merchants criticized Simon for failing to bring chain stores to the mall.[5] A Ralphs supermarket in the mall was demolished in 2008 for a Whole Foods Market,[6] whose opening was ultimately delayed until 2010,[7] and Gottschalks closed in 2009.[8]
Modern history
[edit]In November 2012, the former Gottschalks building was demolished to make way for a Target store,[9] which opened in 2014.[10] Mall officials announced in 2015 that a new building for Nordstrom Rack would replace the section housing merchants including Bank of the West and Baskin-Robbins, several of which were moved to new units.[11] Nordstrom Rack opened in 2016.[12]
In December 2017, the mall returned to fully local ownership after the Codding family business repurchased the 50% stake in the shopping center previously owned by mall giant Simon Property Group.[13]
On March 11, 2019, a woman was shot and killed in her car outside the Crunch Fitness gym. The shooter, her husband, then drove to his home and killed himself.[14]
In popular culture
[edit]In 1997, the San Francisco-based band Primus released the song "Coddingtown" as part of the Brown Album. According to the song, "you can get it all down there from tennis balls to glue".[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Simon Property Group, L.P. "Do Business at Coddingtown Mall, a Simon Property".
- ^ GHD Inc. (May 10, 2012). "Coddingtown Target Store: Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration" (PDF). City of Santa Rosa. pp. 32–33. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ "Archive Search - PressDemocrat.com - The Press-Democrat - Santa Rosa, CA".
- ^ "Archive Search - PressDemocrat.com - The Press-Democrat - Santa Rosa, CA".
- ^ "Coddingtown Mall losing merchants". The Press Democrat.
- ^ "Archive Search - PressDemocrat.com - The Press Democrat - Santa Rosa, CA".
- ^ "Back on track?". The Press Democrat.
- ^ "Coddingtown Mall losing merchants". The Press Democrat.
- ^ "Gottschalks demolition work begins at Coddingtown Mall". The Press Democrat.
- ^ Staff (October 13, 2014). "Target opens second Santa Rosa store". The North Bay Business Journal. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ McCallum, Kevin (September 30, 2016). "Coddingtown lands Nordstrom Rack". The Press Democrat. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ Warren, Christi (September 30, 2016). "Nordstrom Rack makes its debut in Santa Rosa". The Press Democrat. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ Morris, J.D. (December 24, 2017). "Codding family buys out Simon Property Group's stake in Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa". The Press Democrat. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Police: Shooting deaths in Santa Rosa murder‑suicide involved longtime married couple". Press Democrat. March 11, 2019.
- ^ Primus – Coddingtown, retrieved 2022-06-16