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{{short description|Shopping mall in Redondo Beach, California}}
{{Infobox shopping mall
{{Infobox shopping mall
| shopping_mall_name = South Bay Galleria
| name = South Bay Galleria
| image = South Bay Galleria.JPG
| image = South Bay Galleria.JPG
| caption =
| caption =
| location = [[Redondo Beach, California]]
| location = [[Redondo Beach, California]], U.S.
| opening_date = 1985
| opening_date = 1985
| developer = [[Forest City Enterprises|Forest City Development]]
| developer = [[Forest City Enterprises|Forest City Development]]
| manager = [[Queensland Investment Corporation]]
| manager = [[Queensland Investment Corporation]]
CBRE (leasing)
| owner = [[Queensland Investment Corporation]]
| owner = Queensland Investment Corporation
| number_of_stores = 125
| number_of_stores = 125
| number_of_anchors = 4
| number_of_anchors = 6
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| floors = 3
| floors = 3 (1 in Q and former [[Wetzel's Pretzels]], 2 in A, H&M, Kohl's, and Wonder of Dinosaurs, 5 in Parking Garage, closed basement in Macy's)
| parking =
| parking =
| website = [http://www.southbaygalleria.com/ Official Website]
| website = {{url|www.southbaygalleria.com}}
}}
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'''South Bay Galleria''', formerly named '''Galleria at South Bay''', is a [[shopping mall]] in [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]] in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. It is anchored by [[Macy's]], [[Kohl's]] and Wonder of Dinosaurs, as well as a 16-screen [[AMC Theatres]] multiplex.
'''South Bay Galleria''', formerly named '''Galleria at South Bay''', is a [[shopping mall]] located in [[Redondo Beach, California]], United States. It is anchored by [[Macy's]], [[Kohl's]], Q, Wonder of Dinosaurs, and a 16-screen [[AMC Theatres]] multiplex.


==History==
==History==


In February 1955, it was announced that a major shopping center on a 50-acre site at 174th Street and Hawthorne Boulevard would be constructed. The center was officially opened on August 22, 1959 as the "South Bay Center" (later known simply as "SBC"). The architects were A. Quincy Jones, Frederick Emmons and Victor Gruen & Associates. The center included a large, freestanding, 4-story [[May Company California|May Company]] department store (with an actual public bomb shelter in the basement). The store also included a book and record department, furniture department, camera shop, soda fountain and the sit-down "Bay Shore Tea Room" restaurant. Surrounding the department store was an "open air" shopping center with shaded outdoor "breezeways." There were 37 tenants on opening day: Adlee’s, Aitken’s Chic Accessories, A-1 Photo Service, Armand’s Sewing Center, Bakemasters, Bank of America, Beacon Cleaners and Dyers, Center Stationers, Children’s Fair, Children’s Shoeland, Gallenkamp Shoe Store, The Hair Stylists, Harris & Frank Men's Clothes, Hartfield’s, Helen Grace Candies, Innes Shoes, Dr. Irving, Optometrist, Jaxson’s, Lawson’s Jewelers, Leeds Shoes, Moran Drapery Stores, Modern Woman Store, Motherhood Shops, J.J. Newberry Co. Department Store (including a lunch counter), Norm Manning, Pavsner’s Barber Shop, Ralphs Super Market, Randall’s Shoes, Rancho Music Box, South Bay Bakery, South Bay Bowling Center (with 54 lanes and the Steak Knife Restaurant), South Bay Liquors, South Bay Shoe Repair, Sweet ‘n Eat Shoppe, Thrifty Drug (with ice cream counter), Vitamin Bay, and Wragg’s For Men. The grand opening featured a circus in the parking lot and a draw for a car as a grand prize.<ref>http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2015/11/14/south-bay-center-changes-the-retail-landscape/?doing_wp_cron=1483141273.5191750526428222656250</ref>
In February 1955, it was announced that a major shopping center on a 50-acre site at 174th Street and [[Hawthorne Boulevard (California)|Hawthorne Boulevard]] would be constructed. The center was officially opened on August 22, 1959 as the "South Bay Center" (or simply as "SBC"). The architects were [[A. Quincy Jones]], [[Frederick Emmons]] and [[Victor Gruen Associates]]. The center included a large, freestanding, 4-story [[May Company California|May Company]] department store, designed by Albert C. Martin and Associates (with a public [[fallout shelter]] in the basement). The store also included a book and record department, furniture department, camera shop, soda fountain and the sit-down "Bay Shore Tea Room" restaurant. Surrounding the department store was an "open air" shopping center with shaded outdoor "breezeways." There were 37 tenants on opening day. The grand opening featured a circus in the parking lot and a draw for a car as a grand prize.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2015/11/14/south-bay-center-changes-the-retail-landscape/?doing_wp_cron=1483141273.5191750526428222656250|title=South Bay Center changes the retail landscape &#124; South Bay History|website=blogs.dailybreeze.com}}</ref>


On November 1, 1960, the Democratic nominee for President, John F. Kennedy, gave a speech at the South Bay Center on the last stop of his campaign tour. Kennedy won the general election eight days later, becoming the 35th President of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=John F. Kennedy Speeches: Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, South Bay Shopping Center, Redondo Beach, California, November 1, 1960|url=http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Research-Aids/JFK-Speeches/Redondo-Beach-CA_19601101.aspx|website=John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum|accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>http://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/jfks-1960-campaign/</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, many stores would open and replace older ones. In the south parking lot, a car wash and theater opened. Later on, some new tenants made their debut in the late 1960s and mid-1970s, which included Sunset House Gifts, Florsheim Shoes, Nobby, Pier One Imports, and Putney Station Restaurant at the north parking lot near Artesia Blvd.
On November 1, 1960, the Democratic nominee for President, [[John F. Kennedy]], gave a speech at the South Bay Center on the last stop of his campaign tour. Kennedy won the general election eight days later, becoming the 35th President of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=John F. Kennedy Speeches: Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, South Bay Shopping Center, Redondo Beach, California, November 1, 1960|url=http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Research-Aids/JFK-Speeches/Redondo-Beach-CA_19601101.aspx|website=John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/jfks-1960-campaign/|title="JFK's 1960 Campaign"Primaries & Fall Election &#124; The Pop History Dig}}</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s, many stores would open and replace older ones. In the south parking lot, a car wash and theater opened. Later on, some new tenants made their debut in the late 1960s and mid-1970s, which included Sunset House Gifts, Florsheim Shoes, Nobby, Pier One Imports, and Putney Station Restaurant at the north parking lot near Artesia Blvd.


In 1985 [[Forest City Enterprises|Forest City Development]] built a fully enclosed indoor mall to replace the open-air shopping center, to become the "Galleria at South Bay." It included additional anchors [[Nordstrom]] and [[Mervyn's]], which had opened a few months earlier.<ref>[[Women's Wear Daily]], August 26, 1985 "3-anchor Galleria at South Bay regional mall set to open today"</ref>
In 1985 [[Forest City Enterprises|Forest City Development]] built a fully enclosed indoor mall to replace the open-air shopping center, to become the "Galleria at South Bay." It included additional anchors [[Nordstrom]] and [[Mervyn's]], which had opened a few months earlier.<ref>[[Women's Wear Daily]], August 26, 1985 "3-anchor Galleria at South Bay regional mall set to open today"</ref>


In 1992 Forest City sold a half-interest in the center to [[CalPERS]],<ref>Los Angeles Business Journal, November 23, 1992 "CalPERS to buy 50% stake in South Bay Galleria"</ref> before buying it back in 2001 and changing the official name to '''South Bay Galleria'''. In the meantime the May Company store had adopted the [[Robinsons-May]] name in 1993 and [[General Cinema]] had constructed a 16-screen multiplex cinema in 1997,<ref>https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38067/0000950152-98-003752.txt</ref> before the company was sold to [[AMC Theatres]] in 2002. In September 2006, the Robinsons-May store was renamed [[Macy's]].
In 1992 Forest City sold a half-interest in the center to [[CalPERS]],<ref>Los Angeles Business Journal, November 23, 1992 "CalPERS to buy 50% stake in South Bay Galleria"</ref> before buying it back in 2001 and changing the official name to '''South Bay Galleria'''. In the meantime the May Company store had adopted the [[Robinsons-May]] name in 1993 and [[General Cinema]] had constructed a 16-screen multiplex cinema in 1997,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38067/0000950152-98-003752.txt |title=10K |website=www.sec.gov |format=PDF|access-date=2020-07-05}}</ref> before the company was sold to [[AMC Theatres]] in 2002. In September 2006, the Robinsons-May store was renamed [[Macy's]].


In December 2008, the Mervyn's department store chain closed all of its stores due to bankruptcy, including the South Bay Galleria store. In December 2008, it was also announced that the Kohl's department store chain had bought 48 Mervyn's properties, including the South Bay Galleria property, and would take over the retail space that was formerly occupied by Mervyn's.
In December 2008, the Mervyn's department store chain closed all of its stores due to bankruptcy, including the South Bay Galleria store. In December 2008, it was also announced that the Kohl's department store chain had bought 48 Mervyn's properties, including the South Bay Galleria property, and would take over the retail space that was formerly occupied by Mervyn's.
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Four years later, on December 4, 2012, it was announced that Nordstrom would relocate to [[Del Amo Fashion Center]], after nearly 30 years of service at the South Bay Galleria, as part of Del Amo's reconstruction project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press.nordstrom.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=211996&p=irol-newsarticle&ID=1763691|title=Nordstrom To Relocate To Del Amo Fashion Center From South Bay Galleria - Press Room - Nordstrom.com|work=nordstrom.com}}</ref>
Four years later, on December 4, 2012, it was announced that Nordstrom would relocate to [[Del Amo Fashion Center]], after nearly 30 years of service at the South Bay Galleria, as part of Del Amo's reconstruction project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press.nordstrom.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=211996&p=irol-newsarticle&ID=1763691|title=Nordstrom To Relocate To Del Amo Fashion Center From South Bay Galleria - Press Room - Nordstrom.com|work=nordstrom.com}}</ref>


On August 24, 2015, the South Bay Galleria has announced that they will hold off on finding a replacement for its newly departed Nordstrom store, until the entire mall is renovated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tbrnews.com/news/redondo_beach/south-bay-galleria-execs-delay-replacement-for-nordstrom-in-redondo/article_e0fceb08-477d-11e5-ac73-97b1a74a6f21.html|title=South Bay Galleria execs delay replacement for Nordstrom in Redondo Beach|work=The Beach Reporter}}</ref> The former Nordstrom currently serves as a Wonder of Dinosaurs exhibit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southbaygalleria.com/stores/wonder-of-dinosaurs/|title=Wonder of Dinosaurs at South Bay Galleria {{!}} Redondo Beach|website=South Bay Galleria}}</ref>
On August 24, 2015, the South Bay Galleria has announced that they will hold off on finding a replacement for its newly departed Nordstrom store, until the entire mall is renovated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tbrnews.com/news/redondo_beach/south-bay-galleria-execs-delay-replacement-for-nordstrom-in-redondo/article_e0fceb08-477d-11e5-ac73-97b1a74a6f21.html|title=South Bay Galleria execs delay replacement for Nordstrom in Redondo Beach|work=The Beach Reporter}}</ref> The 2nd & 3rd floors of the former Nordstrom space currently serves as a Wonder of Dinosaurs exhibit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southbaygalleria.com/stores/wonder-of-dinosaurs/|title=Wonder of Dinosaurs at South Bay Galleria {{!}} Redondo Beach|website=South Bay Galleria}}</ref> The 1st floor is currently a Department Store called Q.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southbaygalleria.com/store/Q-Luv/2138899435/|title=Q Luv at South Bay Galleria|website=South Bay Galleria}}</ref>


On January 25, 2018, Australian investment firm QIC acquired South Bay Galleria from Cleveland-based Forest City. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.connectcre.com/california/forest-city-completes-sale-south-bay-galleria-qic/|title = National Commercial Real Estate News &#124; Top CRE News}}</ref> QIC plans to renovate the mall and add six acres of landscaped outdoor space opening directly onto a grand staircase entering into the mall along with standalone buildings and apartment buildings. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://urbanize.city/la/post/redondo-beach-city-council-approves-south-bay-galleria-development|title=Redondo Beach City Council Approves the South Bay Galleria Development|date=20 February 2019}}</ref>
In October 2019 Forever 21 announced it would be closing its anchor store at the mall as the retailer closes 350 stores worldwide as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/10/01/heres-a-map-of-the-forever-21-stores-set-to-close.html</ref>
On November 14, 2019, Forever 21 announced it would be closing its South Bay Galleria location as the retailer closes 111 stores nationwide as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It closed in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7.com/amp/shopping/forever-21-announces-stores-that-will-close-in-socal-in-2020/5745083/|title=Forever 21 announces stores that will close in Southern California after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy &#124; abc7.com|website=abc7.com}}</ref>

==Transit access==
The Mall is served by [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LACMTA]] [[Los Angeles Metro Bus|Metro Local]] Lines 210, 211, 212, & 344. It is also served by [[Torrance Transit]] Lines 2, 8, 13, [[GTrans]] Line 3, Lawndale Beat, & [[Beach Cities Transit]] Line 102.

Most of these buses stop at the Redondo Beach Transit Center, which is located on Kingsdale Ave & 182nd St.

The mall will potentially have a role along the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro C Line]]'s extension to Torrance.<ref name="boardagendas.metro.net">{{Cite web |title=Project 2018-0317 |url=https://boardagendas.metro.net/board-report/2018-0317/}}</ref>


==In movies and television==
==In movies and television==


The South Bay Galleria has been used as a backdrop for several movie and television productions, including [[Fat Albert]].{{cn|date=April 2018}}
The South Bay Galleria has been used as a backdrop for several movie and television productions, including [[Fat Albert]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=398429&article_id=2756381&view=articleBrowser&ver=html5|title = Did You Know?}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:59, 11 November 2023

South Bay Galleria
Map
LocationRedondo Beach, California, U.S.
Opening date1985
DeveloperForest City Development
ManagementQueensland Investment Corporation CBRE (leasing)
OwnerQueensland Investment Corporation
No. of stores and services125
No. of anchor tenants6
Total retail floor area955,000 sq ft (88,700 m2)[1]
No. of floors3 (1 in Q and former Wetzel's Pretzels, 2 in A, H&M, Kohl's, and Wonder of Dinosaurs, 5 in Parking Garage, closed basement in Macy's)
Websitewww.southbaygalleria.com

South Bay Galleria, formerly named Galleria at South Bay, is a shopping mall located in Redondo Beach, California, United States. It is anchored by Macy's, Kohl's, Q, Wonder of Dinosaurs, and a 16-screen AMC Theatres multiplex.

History

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In February 1955, it was announced that a major shopping center on a 50-acre site at 174th Street and Hawthorne Boulevard would be constructed. The center was officially opened on August 22, 1959 as the "South Bay Center" (or simply as "SBC"). The architects were A. Quincy Jones, Frederick Emmons and Victor Gruen Associates. The center included a large, freestanding, 4-story May Company department store, designed by Albert C. Martin and Associates (with a public fallout shelter in the basement). The store also included a book and record department, furniture department, camera shop, soda fountain and the sit-down "Bay Shore Tea Room" restaurant. Surrounding the department store was an "open air" shopping center with shaded outdoor "breezeways." There were 37 tenants on opening day. The grand opening featured a circus in the parking lot and a draw for a car as a grand prize.[2]

On November 1, 1960, the Democratic nominee for President, John F. Kennedy, gave a speech at the South Bay Center on the last stop of his campaign tour. Kennedy won the general election eight days later, becoming the 35th President of the United States.[3][4] During the 1960s and 1970s, many stores would open and replace older ones. In the south parking lot, a car wash and theater opened. Later on, some new tenants made their debut in the late 1960s and mid-1970s, which included Sunset House Gifts, Florsheim Shoes, Nobby, Pier One Imports, and Putney Station Restaurant at the north parking lot near Artesia Blvd.

In 1985 Forest City Development built a fully enclosed indoor mall to replace the open-air shopping center, to become the "Galleria at South Bay." It included additional anchors Nordstrom and Mervyn's, which had opened a few months earlier.[5]

In 1992 Forest City sold a half-interest in the center to CalPERS,[6] before buying it back in 2001 and changing the official name to South Bay Galleria. In the meantime the May Company store had adopted the Robinsons-May name in 1993 and General Cinema had constructed a 16-screen multiplex cinema in 1997,[7] before the company was sold to AMC Theatres in 2002. In September 2006, the Robinsons-May store was renamed Macy's.

In December 2008, the Mervyn's department store chain closed all of its stores due to bankruptcy, including the South Bay Galleria store. In December 2008, it was also announced that the Kohl's department store chain had bought 48 Mervyn's properties, including the South Bay Galleria property, and would take over the retail space that was formerly occupied by Mervyn's.

Four years later, on December 4, 2012, it was announced that Nordstrom would relocate to Del Amo Fashion Center, after nearly 30 years of service at the South Bay Galleria, as part of Del Amo's reconstruction project.[8]

On August 24, 2015, the South Bay Galleria has announced that they will hold off on finding a replacement for its newly departed Nordstrom store, until the entire mall is renovated.[9] The 2nd & 3rd floors of the former Nordstrom space currently serves as a Wonder of Dinosaurs exhibit.[10] The 1st floor is currently a Department Store called Q.[11]

On January 25, 2018, Australian investment firm QIC acquired South Bay Galleria from Cleveland-based Forest City. [12] QIC plans to renovate the mall and add six acres of landscaped outdoor space opening directly onto a grand staircase entering into the mall along with standalone buildings and apartment buildings. [13]

On November 14, 2019, Forever 21 announced it would be closing its South Bay Galleria location as the retailer closes 111 stores nationwide as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It closed in January 2020.[14]

Transit access

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The Mall is served by LACMTA Metro Local Lines 210, 211, 212, & 344. It is also served by Torrance Transit Lines 2, 8, 13, GTrans Line 3, Lawndale Beat, & Beach Cities Transit Line 102.

Most of these buses stop at the Redondo Beach Transit Center, which is located on Kingsdale Ave & 182nd St.

The mall will potentially have a role along the Metro C Line's extension to Torrance.[15]

In movies and television

[edit]

The South Bay Galleria has been used as a backdrop for several movie and television productions, including Fat Albert.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "South Bay Galleria - Forest City Enterprises". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
  2. ^ "South Bay Center changes the retail landscape | South Bay History". blogs.dailybreeze.com.
  3. ^ "John F. Kennedy Speeches: Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, South Bay Shopping Center, Redondo Beach, California, November 1, 1960". John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  4. ^ ""JFK's 1960 Campaign"Primaries & Fall Election | The Pop History Dig".
  5. ^ Women's Wear Daily, August 26, 1985 "3-anchor Galleria at South Bay regional mall set to open today"
  6. ^ Los Angeles Business Journal, November 23, 1992 "CalPERS to buy 50% stake in South Bay Galleria"
  7. ^ "10K" (PDF). www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  8. ^ "Nordstrom To Relocate To Del Amo Fashion Center From South Bay Galleria - Press Room - Nordstrom.com". nordstrom.com.
  9. ^ "South Bay Galleria execs delay replacement for Nordstrom in Redondo Beach". The Beach Reporter.
  10. ^ "Wonder of Dinosaurs at South Bay Galleria | Redondo Beach". South Bay Galleria.
  11. ^ "Q Luv at South Bay Galleria". South Bay Galleria.
  12. ^ "National Commercial Real Estate News | Top CRE News".
  13. ^ "Redondo Beach City Council Approves the South Bay Galleria Development". 20 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Forever 21 announces stores that will close in Southern California after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy | abc7.com". abc7.com.
  15. ^ "Project 2018-0317".
  16. ^ "Did You Know?".
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