- Buffum's
Buffum's was a chain of
Long Beach, California baseddepartment stores founded in 1904. It grew slowly over the years to a total of 16 stores throughout Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.The chain was bought in the 1970's by Australia-based
Adelaide Steamship Co , who looked to sell the struggling chain in the 1980's. Adelaide never found a buyer and liquidated the chain in March 1991.History
Los Angeles County
**Santa Anita Fashion Park (now
Westfield Santa Anita ),Arcadia, CA (closed 1991, demolished to add Nordstrom and an extended mall wing)
**Glendale Galleria , Glendale (closed 1991, demolished for Robinsons-May store)
**Freestanding store ,La Canada-Flintridge (closed 1991, lower level became TJMaxx, upper level church)
**Lakewood Center ,Lakewood, CA (closed 1991, converted to Pacific 9 Theatres)
**Long Beach Plaza ,Long Beach, CA (Flagship store opened 1982, closed 1991, became Ross Dress For Less, now demolished)
**Marina Pacifica Mall ,Long Beach, CA (closed 1991, became Barnes and Noble)
**Manhattan Village ,Manhattan Beach, CA (closed 1991, became Bullocks Men's and Home, currently Macy's Men's and Home)
**Peninsula Center ,Palos Verdes, CA (closed 1991, subdivided into Petco and Crown Books)
**Downtown Pomona ,Pomona, CA (Freestanding, closed 1991, currently the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific)Orange County
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Laguna Hills Mall ,Laguna Hills, CA (closed 1991, converted to The Limited and the mall food court on level 2)
**Fashion Island ,Newport Beach, CA (opened 1967, closed 1991, subdivided into mall shops)
**Downtown Santa Ana ,Santa Ana, CA (closed. Became county offices)
**La Habra Fashion Square ,La Habra, CA (demolished for open air center.)
**Westminster Mall ,Westminster, CA (closed 1991, became Robinsons-May home store 1993, closed and demolished for new Macys , closed 2006, Currently Target)an Diego County
**
Fashion Valley Mall ,San Diego, CA (closed 1991, became I Magnin 1991, closed 1993, became Saks Fifth Avenue 1994)
**Grossmont Center ,San Diego, CA (closed 1991, currently a Sports Authority store)
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