- The Block at Orange
The Block at Orange (built on the former site of The City Shopping Center) is an open-air
shopping mall developed by
The Mills Corporation and owned bySimon Property Group inOrange, California , a few miles southeast ofDisneyland near the heart of theOrange Crush interchange . It is popular with teenageskateboarder s, housingVans skatepark . It is also popular for its nightlife because of its AMC 30 Movie Theater, Lucky Strike Lanes,Dave & Buster's , Cafe Tu Tu Tango, a bar featuring art work and salsa dancing and Alcatraz, a San Francisco themedbrewpub named after - and borrowing some themes from - the former prison atAlcatraz Island .Prior to 1998, the site was home to an enclosed mall called The City Shopping Center, featuring anchor stores
May Company California andJC Penney , anchoring The Cityedge city complex. Mills purchased the site, originally considering conversion to an outlet mall named "CityMills," but instead built an outdoor lifestyle center after seeing the success of theIrvine Spectrum . The center's old slogan was "The Block at Orange... It Isn't Square."It was
The Mills Corporation 's first outdoor mall to not have the "Mills" name.The Virgin Megastore was featured in "" where
Borat attempts to kidnapPamela Anderson .The area is served by
OCTA Routes 47, 54, 57, 454, and 757.Anchors and majors
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Alcatraz Brewing Co. (convert|10491|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*AMC Theatres (convert|112830|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Borders Books & Music (convert|25088|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Dave & Buster's (convert|59955|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Hilo Hattie (convert|20000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on)
*Lucky Strike Lanes (convert|25015|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue (convert|31368|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Old Navy (convert|15722|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Ron Jon Surf Shop (convert|25782|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Steve & Barry's (convert|37886|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*The Powerhouse (convert|20278|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Vans Skate Park (convert|42355|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)
*Virgin Megastore (convert|22196|sqft|m2|0|abbr=on)External links
* [http://www.blockatorange.com/ The Block at Orange]
* [http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/current/sct9809/09.php Converting The City to The Block]
* [http://retailtrafficmag.com/mag/retail_rock_around_block/ Rock Around the Block]
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