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| Location | Whittier,California,USA |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′39″N118°1′56″W / 33.96083°N 118.03222°W /33.96083; -118.03222 |
| Address | Cnr SEC Whittier Blvd. & Painter Avenue |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Owner | Terramar Retail Centers |
| Anchor tenants | 7 |
| Floor area | 432,596 sq ft |
| Website | The Quad at Whittier |
The Quad at Whittier is ashopping mall inWhittier,California.
It was built in 1953[1] and expanded in 1965 with the addition of a 3-story, 248,000-square-footMay Company California department store.[2]Arcadia-basedHinshaw's andPasadena-basedNash's were other major tenants.[3]
The center began to seriously struggle in 1986 after May Company closed, though it had not been a solid performer beforehand. Without May, merchants struggled due to poor visibility as commercial centers on Whittier Boulevard siphoned off traffic.[4] A minor renovation including new landscaping and the demolition of a small portion of the center had begun by March 1987.[5] The1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake collapsed the parking garage in front of the May building, leading to its demolition.[6] At the urging of the city of Whittier, which was anxious to replace lost tax revenue, Schurgin Corporation acquired the Quad property in 1988 from Golden West Properties; Schurgin planned to demolish the entire center except for Hinshaw's, which would reduce its footprint.[7] Hinshaw's, the only store not affected by the earthquake, closed in 1992.[8]
The current shopping center includes[9]Michaels,Marshalls,Ross Dress for Less,TJ Maxx,Five Below,Staples,Rite Aid (formerlyThrifty Drugs),Vallarta Supermarkets (formerlyRalphs), Rubi's,Olive Garden,Chili's, andChuck E. Cheese.[10]Burlington Coat Factory occupied the old Hinshaw's building along with Staples next door. However, Burlington closed its store in 2024.
Just a few years after the earthquake, the remains of the popular May.Co. were transferred to Whittier Boulevard which runs on the north side, and Ocean View Avenune north-south, on the southeastern corner to become a popular medical plaza.
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