The Quad at Whittier
Location | Whittier, California, USA |
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Coordinates | 33°57′39″N 118°1′56″W / 33.96083°N 118.03222°WCoordinates: 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.
It was built in 1953[1] and expanded in 1965 with the addition of a 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]
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[]
- ^ "WHITTIER QUAD Offers Variety". Los Angeles Times. Mar 11, 1976.
- ^ "May Co. Opens Store in Whittier Tomorrow". Los Angeles Times. Aug 1, 1965.
- ^ "Fourth Nash Store Opens at Whittier on Friday". Los Angeles Times. Nov 7, 1954.
- ^ "Whittier New Guidelines Adopted to Help Boost Struggling Mall". Los Angeles Times. Mar 3, 1988.
- ^ "Whittier Quad to Be Remodeled". Los Angeles Times. Mar 15, 1987.
- ^ Heck, Marilyn (Jan 8, 1992). "Hinshaw's Stays in Arcadia, but Whittier Site to Close". Los Angeles Times.
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.
- ^ http://retailtrafficmag.com/mag/retail_california_development_projects/
- ^ http://www.terramarcenters.com/property_info.php?property=quad&order=alpha
Categories:
- Shopping malls in Southeast Los Angeles County, California
- Whittier, California
- Shopping malls established in 1953
- 1953 establishments in California