The Quad at Whittier explained

The Quad at Whittier
Location:Whittier, California, USA
Address:Cnr SEC Whittier Blvd. & Painter Avenue
Opening Date:1953
Owner:Terramar Retail Centers
Number Of Anchors:7
Floor Area:432,596 sq ft
Website:The Quad at Whittier

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: WHITTIER QUAD Offers Variety. https://archive.today/20130131161147/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/686161952.html?dids=686161952:686161952&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+11,+1976&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=WHITTIER+QUAD&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. Los Angeles Times. Mar 11, 1976.
  2. News: May Co Opens Store In Whittier Tomorrow . 25 March 2024 . The Los Angeles Times . 1 August 1965 . 118.
  3. News: Fourth Nash Store Opens at Whittier on Friday. https://archive.today/20130131220433/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/434831052.html?dids=434831052:434831052&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+07,+1954&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Fourth+Nash+Store+Opens+at+Whittier+on+Friday&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. Los Angeles Times. Nov 7, 1954.
  4. News: Whittier New Guidelines Adopted to Help Boost Struggling Mall. https://archive.today/20130131152635/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58843918.html?dids=58843918:58843918&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+03,+1988&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Whittier+New+Guidelines+Adopted+to+Help+Boost+Struggling+Mall&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. Los Angeles Times. Mar 3, 1988.
  5. News: Whittier Quad to Be Remodeled. https://archive.today/20130201035439/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58264065.html?dids=58264065:58264065&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+15,+1987&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Whittier+Quad+to+Be+Remodeled&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. Los Angeles Times. Mar 15, 1987.
  6. News: Hinshaw's Stays in Arcadia, but Whittier Site to Close. https://archive.today/20130131155705/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61554401.html?dids=61554401:61554401&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+08,+1992&author=MARILYN+HECK&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Hinshaw's+Stays+in+Arcadia,+but+Whittier+Site+to+Close&pqatl=google. dead. January 31, 2013. Los Angeles Times. Jan 8, 1992. Heck, Marilyn. 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. http://retailtrafficmag.com/mag/retail_california_development_projects/ California development projects
  8. http://www.terramarcenters.com/property_info.php?property=quad&order=alpha Property information

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