The Quad At Whittier
The Quad at Whittier is a shopping mall in Whittier, California.
History
It was built in 1953 and expanded in 1965 with the addition of a 3-story, 248,000-square-foot May Company California department store. Arcadia-based Hinshaw's and Pasadena-based Nash's were other major tenants.
After the center was destroyed by the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, its owners began renovating it as a strip mall. Hinshaw's, the only store not affected by the earthquake, closed in 1992.
Present day
The current shopping center includes Burlington Coat Factory (which opened in 1999 in the old Hinshaw's), Michael's, Old Navy, Rubi's, Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Rite Aid (formerly Thrifty Drugs), Vallarta Supermarkets (formerly Ralphs), Olive Garden, Chili's, and TJ Maxx.
References
- ^ "WHITTIER QUAD Offers Variety". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1976. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ^ "May Co Opens Store In Whittier Tomorrow". The Los Angeles Times. August 1, 1965. p. 118. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Fourth Nash Store Opens at Whittier on Friday". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1954. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Whittier New Guidelines Adopted to Help Boost Struggling Mall". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1988. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Whittier Quad to Be Remodeled". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1987. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
- ^ Heck, Marilyn (January 8, 1992). "Hinshaw's Stays in Arcadia, but Whittier Site to Close". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013.
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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