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26-592: The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency initially invested $ 30 million for the development of the Los Cerritos Center area. The 100-acre (0.40 km) shopping area built at Gridley Road and South Street was developed by Ernest M. Hahn, Inc. in September 1971 with the Phase I opening of the corridor from The Broadway department store (currently Macy's ) to Ohrbach's (first became Mervyn's in 1987, currently

52-469: A Forever 21 ) and J.W. Robinson's (became Robinsons-May in 1993) in addition to having an initial 150 specialty stores. Phase II followed in 1971 with the opening of the wing from Ohrbach's to Sears . In 1981, Phase III saw the opening of Nordstrom and its first wing. In November 1993, Phase IV was completed when the Palm Court Cafes debuted in the center with 14 eateries. At its opening,

78-723: A list of the Broadway store numbers with their locations and opening dates: The last Broadway Southwest store was originally planned to be built at Superstition Springs Center mall in Mesa, Arizona . But due to the attempted hostile takeover by The Limited, construction was halted. And as a result, it started doing business as Robinsons-May instead in 1994 (now Macy's since 2006). Strawbridge's added to division in 1996 Meier & Frank added to division in 2002 ; Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution (2001, to Meier & Frank) Norwalk Transit (California) Norwalk Transit

104-415: A newly built store across the street in the new Plaza Pasadena mall. In 1950, the company merged with Sacramento -based Hale Brothers to form Broadway-Hale Stores . In the same year it purchased the year-old Westchester branch of Milliron's and converted it to a Broadway. The store, designed by legendary retail architect Victor Gruen , was a considered a model of ultra-modern retail architecture at

130-466: Is a municipal transit company providing fixed-route and paratransit bus transit services in Norwalk, California , United States , and also operates in portions of Artesia , Bellflower , Cerritos , La Habra , La Mirada , Santa Fe Springs and Whittier in southeast Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County . In 2023, the system had a ridership of 998,000, or about 4,600 per weekday as of

156-661: The Downtown flagship store evolved in size as follows: In 1931, The Broadway bought the B. H. Dyas Hollywood store which became the Broadway-Hollywood . In 1940, The Broadway built a landmark three-story store in Pasadena , at the corner of Colorado and Los Robles on the site of the old famous Maryland Hotel. The striking Streamline Moderne building had a 117-foot tower with a marquee facing both streets, and parking for 400 cars. It would be abandoned in 1980 for

182-561: The Los Cerritos Center include: The Palm Court Cafes was a food court with restaurants such as McDonalds, Steak Escape, Subway, and more. The Food Court had a lavish entrance, featuring yellow letters, a bunch of trees, and a cool design. Even the mall entrance was lavish. In 2015 however, the mall renovated it, turning it into the Dining Court and closing the McDonalds. In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off its 235 properties, including

208-403: The Los Cerritos Center was one of the area's first shopping malls and was noted for its high quality maintenance and complete climate-controlled environment. The original goal of the center was to bring thousands of dollars of sales tax revenue to the city of Cerritos. In its first four years, the city of Cerritos' retail sales grew tenfold, topping over $ 207 million in 1974. Previous tenants of

234-919: The Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center. The rail feeder service implemented by Norwalk Transit provides direct interconnectivity between rail stations (Metrolink – commuter rail and Metro C Line light rail). Norwalk Transit's paratransit dial-a-ride service operates within the jurisdictional boundary of the City of Norwalk. Rio Hondo College Woodruff Av & Rosecrans Av Norwalk Town Square Telegraph Rd & Carmenita Rd Norwalk Bl & 166th St Norwalk C Line Station Imperial Hwy & Idaho St Norwalk C Line Station Adelfa Dr & Santa Gertrudes Av Norwalk C Line Station El Monte Station This article about transportation in California

260-489: The Sears at Los Cerritos Center, into Sertiage Growth Properties. Since the end of 2015, the center has been undergoing a large-scale renovation, which brought in new anchors such as Dick's Sporting Goods and Harkins Theatres , in-line stores, remodeled interiors, new furnishings and lighting, exterior landscaping, as well as art work and overall re-branding. The Macy's wing houses merchandise, confectionery, and services for

286-483: The biggest day of the year with 79,682 visitors. The daily average attendance from January through November 2010 was 22,133 people a day. December 2010 saw an average of 35,631 a day. Los Cerritos Center is the most financially successful mall in the Southeast Los Angeles region. In early 2017, Red Robin closed to make way for a P. F. Chang's , which was opened in late 2017. On October 15, 2018, it

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312-650: The family, the main concourse holds more upscale fashion stores, restaurants and boutiques, and the Sears wing focuses on specialty shops in entertainment, younger consumers, as well as the newly renovated Dining Court. Forever 21 , which opened in January 2010 from the old Mervyn's store, was the first flagship styled store for the retailer in the United States and opened to much acclaim. A brand new, relocated Nordstrom department store and wing opened in May 2010 on

338-477: The importance of multiculturalism and diversity in the region today, the Los Cerritos Center, in conjunction with the city of Cerritos, is home to the Festival of Friendship held every February. Cultural booths and performances are held annually with the goal of reaching out to the various diverse communities the center serves. In 2010, 8.5 million shoppers visited the mall with November 26 ( Black Friday ) marking

364-451: The majority of locations were converted to the Macy's nameplate. Several stores in affluent areas where Macy's already had locations, South Coast Plaza , Sherman Oaks Fashion Square , Century City Shopping Center , Beverly Center , and Fashion Island Newport Beach, were closed, refurbished and reopened as Bloomingdale's . Federated sold many of the remaining stores to Sears . This is

390-615: The new Hallett & Pirtle Building designed by Frederick Rice Dorn , who would later design the Marsh-Strong building and The Broadway Hollywood . Williams had a 30-foot storefront along Broadway, occupying only part of the building's ground floor. Other tenants included Pearson Draperies, the La Veta restaurant, medical offices, apartments, and later on the Hotel Savoy. In February, 1896, Williams went bankrupt and his store

416-472: The site of the former Robinsons-May store (closed in 2006 due to Federated acquiring May Department Stores Company ). The added wing made room for nine additional in-line shops and restaurants. The old Nordstrom site was demolished for redevelopment and is now the site of a 16-screen Harkins Theatres which opened in spring 2016, as well as The Cheesecake Factory , which opened in November 2015. Realizing

442-566: The third quarter of 2024. Norwalk Transit receives its operating revenue from farebox receipts and state tax revenue distributed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Norwalk Transit began operation in 1974, a project led by Mayor John Zimmerman Jr. In 2005, Norwalk Transit began operating Whittier Transit service under contract. The two routes were combined into Norwalk Transit route 7 in 2007, which

468-660: The time, with rooftop parking and striking, angular design designed to attract passing motorists. The Broadway bought out competitors in Los Angeles (B.H. Dyas, Milliron's , and Coulter's ), and expanded into new markets through acquisitions of small local chains: Marston's in San Diego and Korricks in Phoenix . In later years the Broadway opened stores in Nevada ( Las Vegas ), New Mexico , and Colorado . In 1979, it

494-492: Was able to pay off all of his creditors in a short period of time after acquiring the assets for the failed store by the quick sale of the same assets and by watching his expenses. In a short period of time, the business was doing so well, that it had to expand into adjacent store fronts. Between 1900 and 1910, the population of Los Angeles more than tripled. Bullock's , in 1907, and Hamburger's (later May Co. ), in 1908, had both opened stores occupying entire city blocks. It

520-622: Was advertised, had 242 feet (74 m) of storefront along Broadway and 166 feet (51 m) along Fourth Street. It was 9 stories high and covered 11 acres (4.5 ha), stretching from Broadway all the way west to Hill Street, which also had an entrance. On November 10, 1924, The Broadway added another building, 80 feet (24 m) wide and 123 feet (37 m) deep, immediately west of the main building along Fourth Street, thus adding 119,790 square feet (11,129 m ) of floor space over ten above-ground and three below-ground floors. It added six passenger and three freight elevators. In summary,

546-561: Was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The store closed on January 6, 2019. The mall is accessible by Metro Local Line 62, Long Beach Transit Routes 141, 172, 173, 192, Norwalk Transit Route 2, OCTA Route 30, and Cerritos on Wheels Line 2B. The Broadway The Broadway was a mid-level department store chain headquartered in Los Angeles, California . Founded in 1896 by English-born Arthur Letts Sr., and named after what

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572-463: Was clear to Letts that The Broadway needed a new, much larger building. In 1912 The Broadway announced plans for a new nine-story building with nearly 11 acres of floor space to be built at the same location (320 W. Fourth St., southwest corner of Broadway, now the Junipero Serra state office building). The building was completed in 1915. The new "New and Greater Broadway store", as it

598-644: Was discontinued on 19 September 2011 during a series of cuts to Norwalk Transit. As of 27 June 2016 Route 7 returned in operation. Norwalk Transit operates a connector shuttle bus service between the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center and the Norwalk Station on the Metro C Line . Presently, Metrolink (commuter rail service between Orange County and Los Angeles) provides weekday train service to

624-486: Was liquidated. Arthur Letts bought the (by then "The Broadway Department Store") name, assets, fixtures, and lease for $ 8,377. On February 24th of that year, The Broadway started operating under Letts. The previous owners had a good location in a recently constructed building at the southwest corner of Broadway and Fourth Streets, but had all of its assets seized by their creditors for failure to pay its bills after just four short months of operations. In contrast, Letts

650-790: Was once the city's main shopping street , the Broadway became a dominant retailer in Southern California and the Southwest. Its fortunes eventually declined, and Federated Department Stores (now Macy's, Inc. ) bought the chain in 1995. In 1996, Broadway stores were either closed or converted into Macy's and Bloomingdales , some of which were sold and converted to Sears , including the Stonewood Center and Whittwood Town Center locations. In 1895, J. A. Williams formed J. A. Williams & Co., built and opened his J. A. Williams & Co. Dry Goods Store on August 29, 1895 in

676-454: Was split into two divisions: The Broadway Southern California, based in Los Angeles; and Broadway Southwest, headquartered in Phoenix, for the stores outside California. The Broadway's parent Carter Hawley Hale Stores ran into financial difficulties which resulted from poor management decisions and hostile takeover attempts. In 1996 the chain was acquired by Federated Department Stores and

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