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| Location | Torrance, California, United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′11″N118°21′8″W / 33.85306°N 118.35222°W /33.85306; -118.35222 |
| Address | 20038 Hawthorne Boulevard |
| Opening date | 1972; 54 years ago (1972) |
| Previous names | Old Towne |
| Developer | Lincoln Realty Old Town |
| Management | Kimco Realty |
| Owner | Kimco Realty |
| Architect | Jenkins & Greist |
| Stores and services | 140+ (Old Towne) 50+ (Promenade) |
| Anchor tenants | 10 |
| Floor area | 314,804 square feet (29,246.2 m2) (Old Towne)[1] 270,749 square feet (25,153.4 m2) (Torrance Promenade)[2] |
Torrance Promenade, formerlyOld Towne, is a shopping mall inTorrance, California, United States. The original Old Towne mall built in 1972 featured a mix of shopping, amusement and entertainment. The property was converted to astrip mall in 1989 and renamed Torrance Promenade.
The mall was built in 1972 by Lincoln Realty Old Town, a partnership of Mik Brindle, Clifford A. Hemmerling, and Southern California Financial Corp. Jenkins & Greist were the mall's architects. Old Towne was built with space for up to 140 tenants along a brick-lined central concourse, withKmart as the soleanchor store. Features of the mall included an antique carousel, a movie theater, a gazebo for live performances, and balconies from which entertainers such as jazz bands andbarbershop quartets could perform. One section of the mall was called "Artisan's Way", and was dedicated to crafters, silversmiths, and glass blowers.[3]
The mall could not effectively compete with nearbyDel Amo Fashion Center and theSouth Bay Galleria. By 1982, the owners remodeled the mall for $3.8 million remodel and added two big box anchors,Marshalls andDayton Hudson’s then-new clothing store Plums, which opened in September 1983. The name was changed to Old Town Place. The Federated Group electronics store closed in 1989; the electronics and appliance store Silo replaced it but went out of business in 1995.[4]
By 1989 the 314,804-square-foot (29,246.2 m2) mall was roughly a third vacant and the city approved its conversion to an outdoor power center format by its then-owners, BPT Torrance Associates.[1] Only the carousel remained from the earlier attractions after the 1990 remodel. In 1994, the carousel was moved to theEastwood Mall inNiles, Ohio. The center was renamed first Torrance Citiplex, then Torrance Promenade.Trader Joe’s was added in November 2002.[4]
As of 2020, Torrance Promenade is owned byKimco Realty, featuringWalmart Neighborhood Market (formerly Kmart),Ashley HomeStore (formerly Kmart andOrchard Supply Hardware),HomeGoods (formerly Kmart),Ross Dress for Less,Burlington (formerlyLevitz Furniture andSears Outlet),UFC Gym (formerlyLinens N Things),Boot Barn (formerlySilo Electronics andOffice Depot),Bob's Discount Furniture (formerlySam Ash Music), andMarshalls among its tenants.[2]
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