The Quad at Whittier
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| Location | Whittier, California, USA |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′39″N 118°1′56″W / 33.96083°N 118.03222°W |
| Address | Cnr SEC Whittier Blvd. & Painter Avenue |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Owner | Terramar Retail Centers |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 |
| Total retail floor area | 432,596 sq ft |
| Website | The Quad at Whittier |
The Quad at Whittier is a shopping mall in Whittier, California.
History
[edit]It was built in 1953[1] and expanded in 1965 with the addition of a 3-story, 248,000-square-foot May Company California department store.[2] Arcadia-based Hinshaw's and Pasadena-based Nash's were other major tenants.[3]
After the center was destroyed by the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, its owners began renovating it as a strip mall.[4][5] Hinshaw's, the only store not affected by the earthquake, closed in 1992.[6]
Present day
[edit]The current shopping center includes Burlington Coat Factory (which opened in 1999[7] in the old Hinshaw's), Michael's, Old Navy, Rubi's, Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Rite Aid (formerly Thrifty Drugs), Vallarta Supermarkets (formerly Ralphs), Olive Garden, Chili's, and TJ Maxx.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "WHITTIER QUAD Offers Variety". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1976. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ^ "May Co Opens Store In Whittier Tomorrow". The Los Angeles Times. August 1, 1965. p. 118. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Fourth Nash Store Opens at Whittier on Friday". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1954. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Whittier New Guidelines Adopted to Help Boost Struggling Mall". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1988. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Whittier Quad to Be Remodeled". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1987. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
- ^ Heck, Marilyn (January 8, 1992). "Hinshaw's Stays in Arcadia, but Whittier Site to Close". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
Just a few years after the earthquake, the remains of the popular May.Co. were transferred to Whittier Boulevard which runs on the north side, and Ocean View Avenune north-south, on the southeastern corner to become a popular medical plaza.
- ^ California development projects retailtrafficmag.com [dead link]
- ^ Property information terramarcenters.com [dead link]
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