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The front corner of the Quad in Whittier, CA

The Quad at Whittier is a shopping mall in Whittier, California.

History

It was built in 1953[1] and expanded in 1965 with the addition of a 3-story, 248,000-square-foot May Company California department store.[2] Arcadia-based Hinshaw's and Pasadena-based Nash's were other major tenants.[3]

After the center was destroyed by the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, its owners began renovating it as a strip mall.[4][5] Hinshaw's, the only store not affected by the earthquake, closed in 1992.[6]

Present day

The current shopping center includes Burlington Coat Factory (which opened in 1999[7] 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.[8]

References

  1. ^ "WHITTIER QUAD Offers Variety". Los Angeles Times. March 11, 1976.
  2. ^ "May Co Opens Store In Whittier Tomorrow". The Los Angeles Times. August 1, 1965. p. 118. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fourth Nash Store Opens at Whittier on Friday". Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1954.
  4. ^ "Whittier New Guidelines Adopted to Help Boost Struggling Mall". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1988.
  5. ^ "Whittier Quad to Be Remodeled". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1987.
  6. ^ Heck, Marilyn (January 8, 1992). "Hinshaw's Stays in Arcadia, but Whittier Site to Close". Los Angeles Times. 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.
  7. ^ California development projects retailtrafficmag.com [dead link]
  8. ^ Property information terramarcenters.com [dead link]
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