(Courtesy photo) . HoursDirectionsCareersShop SmartContact UsAccessibility, 1600 S Azusa AveCity of Industry, CA 91748. Anyone with information is asked to call the Industry Sheriff's Station at (626) 330-3322. They remain at large. Puente Hills Mall was opened in phases over a year from February 1974 through Spring 1975, after the completion of the Pomona Freeway a few years earlier. A city of Industry planning official said hes unaware of any existing plans to expand and previous mall managers referred questions to the owners, who could not be reached. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Look at the examples of Chino Hills Cravings, Rancho Cucamonga Heaven City, and Anahiem Packing House. I went on the set that night after I got off; pretty full of on-lookers. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Probably many things like so many other newer malls have been built, online shopping led to the decline. The main anchor is Forever 21, after Sears closed last year. Toys "R" Us opened in June 2011, taking the spot previously occupied by Circuit City. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. The KCAL News Staff is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on KCALNews.com and CBSLA.com. When you close stores, online sales drop by about 25%.. The robbery was reported about 4:15 p.m., when the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department responded to the mall in the 1600 block of South Azusa Avenue, according to Sgt. Honestly, its not hard to see why this mall is dying. The center of the mall previously featured a large cubed water fountain, then a merry-go-round attraction built in 1990, but it was later removed by the mall's owners, Krausz Companies, as they were losing money in its operation. https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-1076, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-1039, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-1022, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-1015, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-914, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-720, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-719, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-711, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-709, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-659, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-658, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-657, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-656, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-655, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-654, https://csulauniversitytimes.com/can-puente-hills-mall-make-a-comeback/#comment-653. [8] In 2021, Round1 expanded into the former Toys 'R' Us retail space to open the first U.S. location of their Japanese "Spo-Cha" indoor sports and interactive activity centers. [9], On December 1, 2019, Forever 21 announced it would close the Puente Hills Mall store along with 21 other locations in California & 90 stores nationwide. Im a frequent and a former employee. Please dont close this mall Its a great place to shop to hang out I spent most of my Teen years there I even modeled at one of the shops there I went to ROP classes I love going there. 2 arrested for over $460,000 in stolen merch in O.C. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. We are still moving forward with plans for Phase 1, which is the food court portion as well as a complete interior refresh. Alas, with the late 80s, there was the addition of the Plaza at Puente Hills, north of the 60, on Gale Ave, adding 10 more AMC screens, a Toys R Us, plus more restaurants. Shoppers wonder, if national retailers with loyal customers have shut down, what are the chances of success for lesser-known mom-and-pop shops in the mall? Updated: 11:26 PM EST March 1, 2023. I hung out at PHM in 1980s. Ringleader John Irving Lewis, who was 23 at the time of the murders, is awaiting execution on death row at . Puente Hills Mall, located in City of Industry, California, United States, is a major regional shopping center in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County.It is most famous for serving as the filming site for the Twin Pines/Lone Pine Mall for the 1985 movie Back to the Future starring Michael J. The actual spot is outside the south end of the mall, in the parking lot in front of the Burlington Coat Factory. Puente Hills Mall Address: 1600 Azusa Ave., City of Industry, CA Directions: Puente Hills Mall, Rowland Heights, Hwy 60 exit 18 south to Azusa Ave. And the focus is always to shed light on why those issues matter to readers in Southern California. I think making it mixed use residential will help it survive. Macy's is preparing to close its. 335 Puente Hills Mall, Rowland Heights, CA 91748 (626) 913-0377. Also lowered rents will help. California Macy's store closing City of Industry: Puente Hills Mall, 1600 S Azusa Ave. Colorado Macy's store closings Boulder: Twenty Ninth Street Mall, 1900 28th St. Centennial: Streets at. June 12, 2022 / 3:59 PM Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Video from an Eyewitness News viewer posted to Twitter shows the four masked people, dressed in black, running in the Puente Hills Mall.. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. PUENTE HILLS MALL Don't Miss Out Sears followed, and by March 1975 the mall had about 150 shops open. A Ross Dress for Less store can be seen in a strip mall across the street. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. That model exists in Australia and the reason malls are still booming. Jeff Jun 9, 2020 at 3:16 pm. Rose Hills Memorial Park occupies portions of the northern area. Polite staff 0 Wide selection 0. Local health policies may affect hours and access. Please enter valid email address to continue. Stephen Chan Jul 15, 2020 at 11:17 pm. This method may have worked in the past but in todays social media driven generation its all about trends and having new experiences. According to deputies . Your joining a community of neighbors, friends and family in a communal experience of shopping, dining and fun. 1 injured after shooting on 110 Fwy in Carson, RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California, Home Depot has open positions for L.A. residents, Teen stabbed to death at Northern California school, Why Im not celebrating Lillys insulin price cut, Cat spends 6 days alone in Vegas hotel room, Fraudster extradited to U.S. after more than a year, Burger King brings back fan-favorite item, LAPD may stop responding to these 28 calls, Scuffle involving students, faculty caught on video, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The Industry location at 1600 S. Azusa Ave. has been open for 48 years. Its a little scary, a little daunting, said Alice Chiu, an associate of Tiny DIY, an arts and crafts shop in the mall. . Malls that are not taking initiative in creating a unique environment are suffering. Company profile page for Puente Hills Mall LLC including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information According to the DVD audio commentary, screenplay writer Bob Gale says that several fans gathered at the Puente Hills Mall in the early hours of October 26, 1985, the date given in the film as the present day, to see if anything would happen. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Puente Hills Mall jewelry store hit by smash-and-grab, deputies looking for suspects, LA County serial rapist sentenced to 310 years in prison, Man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent in killing of woman in Inglewood, Gov. Nor did you know if it was the first actor or Fox and only could you have parked across the street to watch. Robinson's rebranded as Robinsons-May after the chain merged with May Company. The Puente Hills Mall has been the center of congregation for our surrounding community since 1974 and the fun is just getting started. Since then it had gone thru 30 years of decline. No amount of interior, or exterior remodel will save this aging mall, as most people now prefer online shopping, to the few brick and mortar stores left. The Sears Tire and Battery Center building at Puente Hills Mall is transforming into a popular dining destination! Puente Hills Mall served as a filming location for the fictional Twin Pines Mall (later Lone Pine Mall) in the 1985 film Back to the Future. Cellphone video taken by a witness shows the four suspects, all wearing dark hoodies, running through the mall. The sheriff's department says the gang used a hammer to smash glass display cases in Daniel's Jewelers. On Tuesday, thieves ransacked three Crumbl Cookies stores, all within a 10-mile radius. According to investigators, the men used a hammer to shatter the display glass in the store. Funny how so many claim to have been witness to the filming from 11pm to 4am.. Driving back from Diamond Bar to Friendly Hills as a child I could not tell what was filming late that night. [12], Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 18:06, "Broadway to Open $40-million Puente Hills Mall", "Colima Road: Neighborhood puts Cultural Face on Firms. The incident happened at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday. On August 28, 2010, the Japanese sports entertainment chain Round1 opened the first U.S. location of Round1 Bowling & Amusement, a video game arcade and bowling alley, as a new anchor. The store closed in September 2018. If vacancies and interviews with customers and workers at Puente Hills Mall are any indication, the shopping complex needs just that. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A recent visit to Puente Hills Mall in the city of Industry revealed roughly ten available shop spaces. Now, if blindfolded, put on a long plane trip, and dumped off in the front where they did film Back To The Future you would think you were in China. When Mann Theater opened their 6 plex, (at the site of the now former Staples), plus the addition of Target and Mervyns, there were more places to go. The KCAL News Staff is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on KCALNews.com and CBSLA.com. Monica Madrigal stating, Turn the mall into a more experiential space with more food offerings. is something I completely agree 100%. We hope to turn the mall into a more experiential space with more food offerings combined with our existing theatre and Round One, she said in an email. Just my two cents. you need better design, Classic mall architecture from the 50s 60s and 1970s the heydey of malls, Paul Mar 20, 2022 at 3:00 pm, Ive been going to the PHM since 1975. Surveillance photos of suspect in February armed robbery of work boots at Puente Hills Mall's Sears store. According to a 2019 Washington Post article, traditional malls around the country are facing a decline in consumer interest as the convenience of online shopping has increased. Raising Canes and the food options in the center will help if they are able to execute. (Chinese Prosperity L.A.'s Growth Market)", "Toys 'R' Us casualties include West Covina and Puente Hills stores", "Sears to close another 72 stores, one in City of Industry, as sales plunge", "See the list of Forever 21 stores closing in Southern California", "Macy's is closing more stores in 2022. But every time I walk through it, I barely see anyone. ft. center had lost its Broadway department store when the chain closed its doors, and many of the other tenants had left as well, according to a 1996 National Real Estate Investor article. Deputies later learned that the robbery had happened at Daniel's Jewelry. Macys is preparing to close its long-standing Puente Hills Mall store in the City of Industry a move that will result in 117 layoffs. INDUSTRY, Calif. - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is searching for four suspects involved in a smash and grab robbery at a jewelry store in the Puente Hills Mall in Industry Saturday. In 1985, I was a waiter at Garcias of Scottsdale in the PH restaurant row area. Bring your family for pictures and fun with Santa. Linens 'n Things, Circuit City, and CompUSA all closed their locations at the mall in 2008 and 2009. It. Alas, an assistant on the set took the card and said hed take it back, so I gave it to him. Sold: 4 beds, 2 baths, 1204 sq. It was also unknown what exactly was used to break the glass. Daniel's Jewelry hasn't given an estimate as to how much they think was stolen. This mall sucks and it is so depressing that it makes me never want to go back. The suspects took off with an estimated $25,000 to $30,000 dollars worth of jewelry. Some customers and workers at Puente Hills Mall say theyre worried about its future. That's the hope, say some employees. During BTTF filming Christopher Lloyd came in a couple of times, dressed as Doc, for a meal. The sheriff's Industry station urged anyone with information about the incident to call them at 626-330-3322 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. Im so sad that this very day Macys is closing its doors tonight for the last time. The incident happened at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday. smash-and-grabs around Southern California. Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the incident occurred at around 4:14 p.m. when four male suspects smashed a glass case at the entrance of Daniel's Jewelers. Still, some longtime customers fear history is repeating itself. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. Please enter valid email address to continue. Will your location close? Years later seems thousands drove that night on Colima Rd.. NOT. CA La Mirada, CA La Puente, CA Walnut, CA Villa Park, CA Orange, CA Whittier, CA Diamond Bar, CA La Palma, CA . June 12, 2022, 3:07 AM. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for LA, San Bernardino counties due to severe winter storms. Never miss a beat and keep your finger on the pulse by following us on Instagram and Facebook. by: Cameron Kiszla, additional reporting by Alexis Torres. Left me a $2.50 tip (wasnt an expensive bill),and accidentally left his credit card. Thats the hope, say some employees. The Puente Hills Mall has been the center of congregation for our surrounding community since 1974 and the fun is just getting started. Required fields are marked *, Harry Sep 18, 2022 at 4:35 am. Valeria Moran Mar 5, 2020 at 12:38 pm. The blaze broke out around 1:15 a.m . 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