Glendale Galleria

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Status Complete Construction started 1973 Renovation cost US$57.5 million Phone +1 818-246-6737		Type Shopping mall Renovated 2012 Opened 14 October 1976 Owner GGP Inc.
Location Glendale, California, USA Address 100 W Broadway, Glendale, CA 91210, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–9PMTuesday10AM–9PMWednesday10AM–9PMThursday10AM–9PMFriday10AM–9PMSaturday10AM–9PMSunday11AM–7PMMonday10AM–9PM Similar Americana at Brand, Beverly Center, Westfield Santa Anita, Westfield Topanga, Del Amo Fashion Center Profiles Facebook Twitter

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The Glendale Galleria is a large three-story regional shopping mall located in downtown Glendale, California, USA. It is the fourth largest mall in Los Angeles County after Westfield Topanga, Lakewood Center and Del Amo Fashion Center.

Glendale galleria shopping mall

History

Developed by Glendale Associates, a partnership between J.S. Griffiths Co, Broadway Hale Stores and M.J. Brock & Sons, the mall opened on October 14, 1976. The architect was Jon Jerde, who credited his design to a Ray Bradbury essay on reviving retail districts. The mall began with four anchor stores: Buffum's and The Broadway, which opened in August 1976; Ohrbach's, which opened in October, 1976; and JCPenney, which opened in November of that year.

The Galleria's first expansion, Galleria II, was completed in 1983. It expanded a wing of the mall and added another anchor store, Nordstrom. The first Panda Express restaurant opened in Galleria II in the same year, on level 3 near Bloomingdale's.

The first Disney Store opened in the Glendale Galleria on March 28, 1987. By 1990, the mall was 1,600,000 square feet (150,000 m²) in size, and had annual revenues of $350 million.

Glendale Galleria was selected by Apple Inc. as the location of one of the first two Apple Stores in the world (along with Tysons Corner Center in McLean, Virginia); both officially opened on May 19, 2001. This mall also includes the first three-story Target in the United States, which opened in July 2007.

Anchors

The mall is anchored by four department stores (with one under construction) and has over 200 specialty stores.

JCPenney (opened in 1976)

Macy's (opened as The Broadway in 1976; became Macy's in 1996)

Target (opened as Buffum's in 1976; closed in 1991; became Robinson's-May in 1993; closed in 2006; became Target in 2007)

Bloomingdale's (opened November 2013; former Mervyn's space)

Dick's Sporting Goods (opened fall 2015, 75,000 ft², former Nordstrom space)

Zara (opened August 2015, 35,000 sq. ft.) Store opening on the upper level of the former Ohrbach's building. All tenants formerly located in the wing have been relocated to other parts of the Galleria.

Ohrbach's was also an original anchor. Its former location was demolished and the area was converted to another wing of the mall with smaller stores. Nordstrom originally opened in 1983 and was formerly located in the Galleria before relocating next door to the Americana at Brand in 2013.

Usage in media

Mall scenes in the 1984 film Cloak & Dagger were filmed in the Galleria.

Outdoor shots of the Galleria's office entrance are seen in a 1985 episode of Dynasty.

The Galleria is also seen in a 1986 episode of The Twilight Zone.

Another movie to use scenes from the Galleria is the 1989 comedy film Big Man on Campus.

The 2002 comedy film Repli-Kate, which is a part of the National Lampoon film series, also uses scenes from the Galleria.

It is also mentioned in various episodes of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

In 2009, American rapper and electronic musician Flying Lotus released a song named after the Galleria, under British record label Tectonic.

A 2012 episode of the late-night talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno also uses scenes from the Galleria.

References

Glendale Galleria Wikipedia

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