Anaheim Town Square
Anaheim Town Square (originally East Anaheim Shopping Center, later East Anaheim Center, East Anaheim Plaza), is a 372,185-square-foot (34,577 m2) community shopping center, the largest center in East Anaheim, California which was built at the intersection of Anaheim-Olive Road (renamed Lincoln Avenue in 1962)[1] and Placentia Avenue (now State College Boulevard).
The center began construction in 1953[2] with 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) on 16.75 acres, with Alpha Beta supermarket opening in March 1954,[3] and shortly thereafter a Woolworth variety store, a Sav-on Drug Store at no. 2120 on July 11, 1957,[4] a 17,500 sq ft (1,630 m2) W.T. Grant variety store opening on February 27, 1958.[5]
The center underwent a major expansion to 302,600 sq ft (28,110 m2), adding a 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2) Boston Stores junior department store on November 14, 1968. W. T. Grant moved to a new 86,800-square-foot (8,060 m2) building that opened on October 24, 1968, more than quadrupling its space. Architects Burke, Nicolai and Archuleta designed both. East Anaheim Shopping Center also added a Jolly Roger restaurant and a branch of the Commercial National Bank. In 1968 the center sales volume was $20,000,000.[6][7] As of 1970 there were 42 stores and parking for 2000 cars, and the anchor supermarket had changed to Thriftimart.[8]
The Boston Store branch was rebuilt in 1984.[9]
In mid-2017, the Kmart closed and was replaced by a 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) small-format Target store.[10]
As of 2019[update], the center has 372,185 square feet (34,577 m2) of gross leasable area,[11] with anchors Target, Hispanic-focused supermarket Northgate Market (the population was 69% Hispanic within a 1-mile radius in 2018), Ross Dress for Less, Goodwill, Pep Boys, a United States Post Office, and discount stores 99 Cents Only Stores and Five Below.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Changing of Anaheim Street Name Approved". The Los Angeles Times. Anaheim. January 21, 1962. p. 191. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Now Building – Leasing – Selling: East Anaheim Shopping Center". Anaheim Bulletin. August 31, 1953. p. 13. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Hearty Congratulations Alpha Beta…first unit to open in the new East Anaheim Shopping Center". Anaheim Bulletin. March 26, 1954. p. 5. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Grand Opening Sav-on East Anaheim". The Register. July 10, 1957. p. 6. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ↑ "The newest of the Grant Department Stores…opened this month in the East Anaheim Shopping Center". Anaheim Bulletin. February 27, 1958. p. 4.
- ↑ "10 Nov 1968, 90 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Boston Store Opening to End Expansion Phase". The Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1968. p. 90 (Section F, page 8). Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Washington's Birthday Sale (advertisement for East Anaheim Shopping Center) with store directory". Anaheim Bulletin. February 19, 1970. p. 21. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Santa Ana Orange County Register Archives, Jan 18, 1984, p. 110". newspaperarchive.com.
- ↑ Madans, Hannah (May 19, 2017). "Third mini-Target in Orange County will replace Anaheim Kmart". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Anaheim Town Square (brochure)" (PDF). NewMark Merrill Companies. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Retailers". Anaheim Town Square. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
