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Westfield Topanga

Coordinates: 34°11′25″N 118°36′13″W / 34.19028°N 118.60361°W / 34.19028; -118.60361
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Westfield Topanga & The Village
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LocationCanoga Park, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°11′25″N 118°36′13″W / 34.19028°N 118.60361°W / 34.19028; -118.60361
Address6600 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Canoga Park, CA 91303
Opening dateFebruary 10, 1964
DeveloperMay Centers, Inc.
ManagementWestfield Group
OwnerWestfield Group
No. of stores and services295 (as of 2018)
No. of anchor tenants5 (4 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area2,118,123 sq ft (196,780 m2)[1]
No. of floors2
Parking6,041[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website

Westfield Topanga, formerly known as Topanga Plaza, is a 2.1 million square-foot, two-level shopping center located in Canoga Park, California. It is owned by the Westfield Corporation. [2] Anchor stores include Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Target.

History

Opened February 10, 1964, Topanga Plaza was California's first enclosed shopping mall.[3] A noteworthy feature was the "Rain Fountain" on the south end. It consisted of several circular arrays of vertical monofilament line stretching from the ceiling to a raised landscaped area on the floor. The effect of rain was created by droplets of recirculated glycerine slowly descending along the wetted lines.[4]

In 1992 May Centers, Inc., the original developer, was renamed CenterMark Properties and was sold by parent company May Department Stores in 1993 to a consortium led by Westfield Holdings, Ltd., a predecessor of Westfield Group.[citation needed]

The NBC comedy Parks and Recreation filmed scenes at Westfield Topanga during an episode of the fourth season entitled "Pawnee Rangers."[5]

In September 2015, Westfield launched a major expansion of Westfield Topanga, called The Village at Westfield Topanga. The new open-air shopping destination is located along Topanga Canyon Boulevard, between Westfield Topanga and the Westfield Promenade.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Property Portfolio Westfield Topanga". Westfield. Westfield Group. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-property-report-20140529-story.html
  3. ^ "Topanga Plaza". Mall Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Rain Fountain at Topanga Plaza". Flickr. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Road Trip to Pawnee: Parks and Recreation Filming Locations". Roadtrippers. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ Gregory J Wilcox (18 September 2015). "Village at Westfield Topanga opens; 80,000 visitors expected this weekend". Los Angeles Daily News.
  7. ^ Sandy Banks (19 September 2015). "A pall on malls but a shopping village has cachet". Los Angeles Times.