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Montclair Plaza Location Montclair, California, USA Opening date November 5, 1968 Developer Ernest W. Hahn No. of stores and services 163 Website Official Website Montclair Plaza is an indoor mall located in Montclair, California.
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History
It opened on November 5, 1968, at a cost of $50 million with 69 stores on a single level, anchored by J. C. Penney, The Broadway, and May Co. and was developed by contractor Ernest W. Hahn. The mall was upgraded with a second level in the mid-1980s. Currently JCPenney, Nordstrom, Sears, Macy's, and the recently opened Barnes and Noble are the anchor stores. The old Macy's site is currently vacant after the replacement of Robinsons May.
2008 renovation
Tough competition from Victoria Gardens since 2004 allowed many of the stores to fail and to keep its popularity, the mall was renovated in 2008.[1] In addition, the mall obtained new owners, and now Spinoso Real Estate Group owns the mall, managed by Cushman and Wakefield.
In Popular Culture
John Darnielle of indie rock band the Mountain Goats wrote an impromptu song regarding a date with his first girlfriend that took place at the mall during a sound check at Haverford College on 10/23/03. The song goes on to talk about the mall adding its second story.[2]
References
- ^ Montclair Plaza Turns 40, David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, August 2, 2008. http://www.dailybulletin.com/search/ci_10081048?IADID=Search-www.dailybulletin.com-www.dailybulletin.com retrieved 2009-12-23
- ^ Mountain Goats Live at Lunt Hall Basement Haverford College on 2005-10-23, Archive.org http://www.archive.org/download/tmg2005-10-23/tmg2005-10-23t02_64kb.mp3
More information
- Montclair: Images of America. Arcadia Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0738530387
External links
- Montclair Plaza Official Site
- Montclair Plaza, leasing information, General Growth Properties
Categories:- Shopping malls in California
- Shopping malls in San Bernardino County, California
- United States shopping mall stubs
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