Site Area - 2.55 AC. Construction Type - Type V. Story. Some of the closings have been delayed, he said, and Macys continues to open more of its smaller, off-mall stores. Visiting Puente Hills Mall once is enough for anyone to not come back the second time. It would only pour good money into a pit. [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. I hung out at PHM in 1980s. I question the closing of Borders, even before they closed at PHM. Deputies received a call of a robbery at Daniels Jewelers around 4:15 p.m. Four men smashed display cases and grabbed as much as they could before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction, Sgt. The fact is most Americans shop online and those that dont harbor fear of our public spaces due to the sociopathy that exists everywhere in LA nowadays. But every time I walk through it, I barely see anyone. On Tuesday, thieves ransacked three Crumbl Cookies stores, all within a 10-mile radius. Facts. PUENTE HILLS MALL Don't Miss Out An entertainment center, an AMC multiplex, Macys, Ross, Burlington Coat Factory, and a handful of stores. [6] The mall was extensively renovated afterwards and features a 20-screen AMC Theatres megaplex, and stores traditionally found in power centers such as 24 Hour Fitness and Burlington Coat Factory, in addition to the remaining two original anchors, Robinsons-May and Sears. Is La Mirada football coach Mike Moschetti leaving for St. Paul? 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. The decision to close a store is always a difficult one, Olivo said via email. Sears followed, and by March 1975 the mall had about 150 shops open. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. J.W. Will sprucing up the mall make a difference? According to investigators, the men used a hammer to shatter the display glass in the store. Then I win a . Whats funny is that even 7-8 years ago, you couldnt even buy a slice of pizza in the PHM what does that tell you?!! Puente Hills Mall, 1600 S Azusa Ave, City of Industry. The first anchor to open, on February 18, 1974, was The Broadway, with three levels and 160,000 square feet. Detectives with Los Angeles County . A company-owned Bloomingdales Outlet Store in Florida also will be winding down. Hours: Most familiar at night. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Retail - 20,300 SF. CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating a smash and grab robbery at a jewelry store in the City of Industry after four masked individuals were caught on video running away from the scene. We have new events monthly, from free food to the newest trends. 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. It allows entrepreneurs to start-up and test their ideas without having to plunge hundreds of thousands to open a restaurant and allows us foodies a place to go (regardless of how far youre in California) to try new and interesting foods. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. The blaze broke out around 1:15 a.m . 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Five California locations are on the list, including three stores in Orange County. Contacts; General information; Reviews; Compliment this business. I think making it mixed use residential will help it survive. The last bones of the 50-year-old Laguna Hills Mall are coming down as developers prepare to create a new community on a prime 68-acre property that will eventually accommodate a hotel . A jewelry story in the Puente Hills Mall in Industry was robbed Saturday afternoon, following a string of "smash-and-grabs" around Southern California. She spent a year freelancing investigative stories covering education, health and the COVID-19 pandemic. After graduating from the University of California, Irvine with a literary journalism and English degree, she attended Columbia University for the Toni Stabile Investigative Journalism program. Never miss a beat and keep your finger on the pulse by following us on Instagram and Facebook. 2 arrested for over $460,000 in stolen merch in O.C. Similarly Malls are like fast food joints and traditional brick and mortar; low quality, processed foods/clothing, and commercialized restaurants that have expanded into every city (Boring). Macy's closing Puente Hills Mall store in City of Industry 'Regular, non-seasonal' who could not find work at other Macy's locations will get severance pay. Video from an Eyewitness News viewer posted to Twitter shows the four masked people, dressed in black, running in the Puente Hills Mall. 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. Paul Mar 5, 2020 at 8:05 am. As a former employee of 2 stores there I can also vouch for the store managers (that I know of) being absolutely ridiculous and rude not only to employees but to customers . Employees from the location will be . 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Photos for photo illustration by Marlene Cordova, Marlene Cordova, Community News ReporterMarch 4, 2020. / KCAL News. Theres too many vacancies and nothing worth visiting for. They remain at large. Id also worked at the AMC Puente 6 & 4; I worked a shift the first day AMC 4 opened, April 4th, 1980. San Gabriel Valley high school baseball Top 10: Bonita, La Mirada, San Dimas lead the way, Real snow falls at Disneyland not the fake soapy stuff, LA County reaches $28.85 million settlement with Kobe Bryants family, Stretches of Mt. First published on June 12, 2022 / 3:59 PM. CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. (KABC) -- A thief and an accomplice remained at large after a jewelry store theft at the Puente Hills Mall in the City of Industry. 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. Honestly, its not hard to see why this mall is dying. 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She added that the need for specialty stores seems to have declined in recent years. Robinson's rebranded as Robinsons-May after the chain merged with May Company. But in a notice sent to the state Employment Development Department last month, the chain said job eliminations will take place between March 18 and March 31. Phibbs said retailers are also struggling to recruit and retain enough workers, a trend that has been seen across multiple industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Macys spokeswoman Julianne Olivo said a clearance sale began earlier this month and will continue through the closure. (626) 330-3322 150 North Hudson Ave. City of Industry, CA 91744 Contact Industry Station Serving the areas of: City of Industry, City of La Puente, City of La Habra Heights, Valinda, East and West Valinda, Bassett/North Whittier, Hacienda Heights. Sold: 4 beds, 2 baths, 1204 sq. Come and share in the excitement of all our wonderful shopping, dining and entertainment. Not to mention a wonderful food court, cafes and restaurants to make the day enjoyable. 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. Required fields are marked *, Harry Sep 18, 2022 at 4:35 am. State: California. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Apple announced that as of Wednesday, t he Apple store at the Northlake Mall has permanently closed. This mall sucks and it is so depressing that it makes me never want to go back. Years later seems thousands drove that night on Colima Rd.. NOT. The existing building is approximately 12,350 SF of dining area with the potential to accommodate five diverse tenants. We are still moving forward with plans for Phase 1, which is the food court portion as well as a complete interior refresh. Just a couple of years ago, the mall had proposed expanding its footprint by more than 80,000 square feet, according to a report about the project by the mall owners and others and a plan submitted in 2017 under the California Environmental Quality Act on the Governors Office of Planning and Research website. Rose Hills Memorial Park occupies portions of the northern area. Read more on our Events Page to get the full low down. breaking news, entertainment, sports and crime. It also cut 2,000 corporate jobs. The KCAL News Staff is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on KCALNews.com and CBSLA.com. Smash-and-grab robbers hit a jewelry store Saturday at Puente Hills Mall, located at 1600 S. Azusa Ave. in City of Industry. I feel Puente Hills Mall should expand on entertainment, a place where people can go to have a good time, Round One is great but having more entertainment options as well as more variety in the stores one can visit would probably call for more people willing to visit. Puente Hills Mall, located in the City of Industry in Los Angeles County, California, is set to close its doors for good in 2020. Santa Claus has arrived to the Puente Hills Mall! Kevin Smith handles business news and editing for the Southern California News Group, which includes 11 newspapers, websites and social media channels. Alas, an assistant on the set took the card and said hed take it back, so I gave it to him. Deputies received a call of a robbery. A recent visit to Puente Hills Mall in the city of Industry revealed roughly ten available shop spaces. Two men and two women were convicted in connection with the Puente Hills Malls murders. The manager at Mimis Restaurant, across from the 60 Fwy, told me (at his new assignment in Whittier) the same thing happened there, and then the building was occupied by a Chinese attorney, despite that PH Mimis was making bank as a restaurant. No anchor tenants, renovation and/or re-development would help now. Thieves ransack 3 SoCal Crumbl Cookies stores on same day. B Mar 5, 2020 at 11:01 am. 'A tax hike on the . (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. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. Updated: 11:26 PM EST March 1, 2023. 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. They were seen by witnesses running through the mall and are currently at large. **Santa's hours till December 12th: Monday through Saturday 11AM - 8PM (Break times 1PM-2PM and 5:15PM-6PM) Sunday 11AM-6PM (Break time 2PM-3PM . June 12, 2022 / 3:59 PM / KCAL NEWS Authorities were looking for four men who broke open display cases and took jewelry from a business Saturday at the Puente Hills Mall in Industry. Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old man in La Puente Saturday evening. On January 5, 2022, Macy's announced that their Puente Hills Mall anchor would be closed in the first financial quarter of 2022. A jewelry story in the Puente Hills Mall in Industry was robbed Saturday afternoon, following a string of "smash-and-grabs" around Southern California. Jack Mar 5, 2020 at 11:36 am. Macys isnt the only retailer with stores on the chopping block. They produce stories about under-covered neighborhoods and small cities on the Eastside and South Los Angeles. Landmarks. SUGGESTED: San Bernardino Street Takeover: 2nd flame-thrower wielding suspect arrested. Kevin often writes stories that highlight the local impact of trends occurring nationwide. Orange County firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze Tuesday at an electric bicycle company in Laguna Hills for five hours before getting it under control. Circuit City and CompUSA had both gone bankrupt while Linens 'n Things was closed as part of a strategy to focus on online shopping. The Puente Hills Mall has been the center of congregation for our surrounding community since 1974 and the fun is just getting started. In 1985, I was a waiter at Garcias of Scottsdale in the PH restaurant row area. Much like the Laguna Hills mall it will become empty monument to a bygone era. Local health policies may affect hours and access. That's the hope, say some employees. Left me a $2.50 tip (wasnt an expensive bill),and accidentally left his credit card. (Photo by Keith Durflinger/Los Angeles Daily News) By . Im not exactly sure what caused such changes [at the mall] or if there is any solution to revitalize it, shared Jin Park of neighboring Hacienda Heights late last year. The sheriff's department says the gang used a hammer to smash glass display cases in Daniel's Jewelers. 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. Only a few franchise stores are open, with the rest being nail salons or other small business. As California continues to deal with the wrath of the winter storms, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for more than a dozen counties. The 1.2 million sq. If I didnt live right next to it, Id never go. No injuries were reported and the search for the suspects was ongoing. Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. You never know what news you'll be the first to hear about! JCPenney opened on April 16, 1975. The malls office administrator, Monica Madrigal, described some of the planned renovations. NORMA CORELLA Jan 24, 2021 at 9:02 am. Since then it had gone thru 30 years of decline. Fill the place with micro restaurants and bars youll then get your foot traffic that would revitalize retail stores. Your joining a community of neighbors, friends and family in a communal experience of shopping, dining and fun. Funny how so many claim to have been witness to the filming from 11pm to 4am.. 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