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842 N. Michigan Avenue (& Chestnut Street), Holabird & Root, architects; 3 stories, in Michigan-Chestnut Building (built 1927–28). Expanded in October, 1930. Replaced by new 700 N. Michigan location in 1935. [ 22] Newport, Rhode Island [ 22] Downtown. Newport RI Resort Store. 119 Bellvue Ave.
White Front. White Front was a chain of discount department stores in California and the western United States from 1959 through the mid-1970s. The stores were noted for the architecture of their store fronts which was an enormous, sweeping archway with the store name spelled in individual letters fanned across the top.
Horton Plaza was a five-level outdoor shopping mall in downtown San Diego. It was designed by Jon Jerde and was known for its bright colors, architectural tricks, and odd spatial rhythms, occupying 6.5 city blocks adjacent to the city's historic Gaslamp Quarter. Opening in 1985, it was the first successful downtown retail center since the rise ...
In early 1958, May Centers proposed rezoning 90 acres (360,000 m 2) in the then sparsely-populated Mission Valley area of San Diego to build a shopping mall. [3] In June 1958, the San Diego City Council unanimously voted in favor of rezoning the 90 acres (360,000 m 2) for the May plan. Center Courtyard at Mission Valley Center, 1961. 1960s
Gemco was an American chain of membership department stores that was owned by San Leandro -based Lucky Stores, a California supermarket company which eventually became part of Albertsons. Gemco operated from 1959 until closing in late 1986. A number of the west coast stores leases were sold to Target which fueled their entry into California.
The Warner Bros. Studio Store was a chain of retail stores selling Looney Tunes, DC Comics, and other merchandise based on Warner Bros. films, similar in style to the Disney Store. They first opened in 1991. In 1996, Warner Bros. owner Time Warner merged with Turner Broadcasting, which owned Hanna-Barbera and the pre-1986 MGM library, and ...
Fashion Valley (also called Fashion Valley Mall) is an upscale, open-air shopping mall in Mission Valley in San Diego, California. The shopping center hosts 1,720,533 sq ft (159,842.7 m 2) of leasable floor area, making it the largest mall in San Diego and one of the largest in California. It is managed by the 50% owner Simon Property Group .
[3] [4] It was common for the stores to be crowded, with long lines at checkout. A picture of a packed LA Coliseum, posted above the drinking fountain near the exit of the San Bernardino store, proclaimed, "More people shop at Fedco stores each week than the attendance of the 1984 Olympic Games opening ceremonies!" There were separate registers ...