MetroCentre Mall

MetroCentre Mall is a regional shopping mall located in San Bernardino, California.

History

Metrocentre Mall now known as Metro Centre Place was a joint venture of Cadillac Fairview of Canada, a regional shopping center development firm headed by a group of real estate investors and developers. The project was announced in November 1967, the first site plans and artist renderings announced in the spring of 1968, and construction beginning in June 1968. The mall was opened for business in October 1969, as a two level, five anchor mall. Metrocenter was the largest shopping center in California to date (housing more shopping space than the entire San Bernardino metropolitan area had in 1957) and was considered one of the largest shopping centers in the United States. The mall opened with 6 anchors and over 150 specialty retailers and shops on 2 levels. The original anchor tenants were:

• Sears - (241,249 sq ft.) still in operation.
• The Broadway - (180,000 sq ft.) became Macy's, location closed in the spring of 2005.
• May Company - (156,000 sq ft.) became Robinsons-May, later Macy's in summer of 2006.
• Harris Department Store - (149,000 sq ft.) is now Metrocenter Cinema.
• JC Penney - closed in 2006.

Anchors and majors

• Sears (241,249 sq ft.)
• Dillard's Clearance Center (90,000 sq ft.)
• Burlington Coat Factory (90,000 sq ft.) former Dillard's anchor.
• Macy's (160,000 sq ft.) former Robinsons-May anchor.

Major tenants include:

• Old Navy (18,022 sq ft.)
• Sport Chalet (39,877 sq ft.) former Vans Skatepark.

Vacant anchors include:

• Former JC Penney (200,000 sq ft.