(Courtesy photo) . Left me a $2.50 tip (wasnt an expensive bill),and accidentally left his credit card. An employee there told me the rent had gotten too high. The KCAL News Staff is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on KCALNews.com and CBSLA.com. Deputies received a call of a robbery. Anyone with information is asked to call the Industry Sheriff's Station at (626) 330-3322. 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? 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Two men and two women were convicted in connection with the Puente Hills Malls murders. 2 But on Tuesday evening when he appeared on Fox News again (four times in three days) DeSantis wasn't as generous: "He used to say how great of a governor I was. 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If vacancies and interviews with customers and workers at Puente Hills Mall are any indication, the shopping complex needs just that. The whole mall needs to be completely renovated and I think there were plans to be a renovation but I dont know how theyll get money. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ZIP code: 91748-1680. 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. Magdaleno from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Departments Industry Station said. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. . He covers everything from employment, technology and housing to retail, corporate mergers and business-based apps. It was also unknown what exactly was used to break the glass. The first anchor to open, on February 18, 1974, was The Broadway, with three levels and 160,000 square feet. Updated: 11:26 PM EST March 1, 2023. PHM, like most malls, is dying a slow death and Hello Kitty-like shops wont save it. This mall sucks and it is so depressing that it makes me never want to go back. 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. Four masked individuals were caught on video running through the Puente Hills Mall after a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department said. The 1.2 million sq. 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Please enter valid email address to continue. . 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. 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. According to deputies . Santa Claus has arrived to the Puente Hills Mall! (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. PUENTE HILLS MALL Don't Miss Out The indoor-outdoor promenade is part of Phase 2 and we wont have a set date for that as of yet. **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 . This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. 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. Only a few franchise stores are open, with the rest being nail salons or other small business. Will your location close? Mark S Jul 20, 2020 at 3:32 pm. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The closing of Forever 21 and other stores does not affect the mall renovation. She added that the need for specialty stores seems to have declined in recent years. The one time I served him, he was reading his script, ordered a bowl of out green chili & an ice tea. 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. In the film, Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) uses the mall's south parking lot (visible in the above photograph) to stage his time travel experiments with the DeLorean time machine. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. 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. Bring your family for pictures and fun with Santa. The smash-and-grab robbery was being investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Industry station. First published on June 11, 2022 / 7:36 PM. Please visit the CDC for the most current information on Coronavirus Disease. 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. I dont see why Commercial real estate landlords wont negotiate with tenants for reduced rent instead of leaving the spaces vacant for years. Please enter valid email address to continue. I hung out at PHM in 1980s. Ross Dress for Less, Circuit City, Linens 'n Things, Spectrum Club, Burlington Coat Factory, Borders, and CompUSA all opened in 1998. Some customers and workers at Puente Hills Mall say theyre worried about its future. It was a great place to meet friends and have lunch there It Saddens me to see such an iconic place be torn down. Puente Hills Mall, 1600 S Azusa Ave, City of Industry. Fill the place with micro restaurants and bars youll then get your foot traffic that would revitalize retail stores. Supposedly there is a need for more housing, Adding some condo units , and inverting some of it to outdoor space will help like some of the outdoor malls in Pasadena,, Irvine. June 12, 2022, 3:07 AM. The exact amount that was taken has not yet been tabulated by the store, the Sheriffs Department added. The 1.2 million sq. CA La Mirada, CA La Puente, CA Walnut, CA Villa Park, CA Orange, CA Whittier, CA Diamond Bar, CA La Palma, CA . 335 Puente Hills Mall, Rowland Heights, CA 91748 (626) 913-0377. I went on the set that night after I got off; pretty full of on-lookers. 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 retailer didnt provide a specific date for the shutdown. 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. Local health policies may affect hours and access. Visiting Puente Hills Mall once is enough for anyone to not come back the second time. Puente Hills Mall, located in the City of Industry in Los Angeles County, California, is set to close its doors for good in 2020. Come and share in the excitement of all our wonderful shopping, dining and entertainment. 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An East Asian-style koi pond replaced the carousel, but was removed as of 2006. To piggyback what Jack said, PHM had its heyday in the 80s, with the filming of BTTF, but also because there was external entertainment to be enjoyed at the PH AMC 4 and 6 theaters, Music+ and Musicland, plus Malibu Grand Prix, and Showboat/ Malibu Castle. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Apple announced that as of Wednesday, t he Apple store at the Northlake Mall has permanently closed. 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. Sears followed, and by March 1975 the mall had about 150 shops open. Please feel free to browse our website and learn more about all the great things Puente Hills Mall has to offer. Puente Hills Mall, best known as Twin/Lone Pines Mall or being featured in a Jack Black video, is slowly turning into a dead mall. Surveillance photos of suspect in February armed robbery of work boots at Puente Hills Mall's Sears store. The sheriff's department says the gang used a hammer to smash glass display cases in Daniel's Jewelers. Four black-clad robbers entered Daniels Jewelers, smashed the front case, took an unknown amount of jewelry and fled on foot, Magdaleno said. Breaking News; Contact Us. Puente Hills Mall | City of Industry CA Valeria Moran Mar 5, 2020 at 12:38 pm. Colorado: Twenty Ninth Street Mall, 1900 28th St, Boulder. 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. Video obtained by FOX 11 shows the four, all in all black, running through the mall away from the store. 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. The 80s were PHMs peak period in my opinion. The decision to close a store is always a difficult one, Olivo said via email. Its unknown how many workers will be impacted. All rights reserved. A recent visit to Puente Hills Mall in the city of Industry revealed roughly ten available shop spaces. smash-and-grabs around Southern California. Toys "R" Us had formerly been located at the Plaza at Puente Hills on Gale Avenue in Industry. The 1.3 million square-foot mall, which opened in 1980, has been struggling in recent years with declining foot traffic and vacancy rates. Photos for photo illustration by Marlene Cordova, Marlene Cordova, Community News ReporterMarch 4, 2020. J.W. The robbers were wearing black-hooded sweatshirts and all-black clothing. 'It's ridiculous,' Mr Gandel told The Age. June 12, 2022 / 3:59 PM Also lowered rents will help. They remain at large. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No further details were immediately known. 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[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. Macy's is preparing to close its. 4 masked suspects strike Puente Hills Mall in smash-and-grab robbery Nonprofit honors loved ones who died while serving our nation Fatal crash shuts down northbound 605 Freeway in City of. The Industry closure will impact a variety of jobs, including 36 retail positions, 13 sales and fulfillment jobs, 11 back-of-house support positions and six cosmetics counter jobs, among other roles. COVID-19 Updates News and Stories February 22, 2023 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. 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. That model exists in Australia and the reason malls are still booming. Your joining a community of neighbors, friends and family in a communal experience of shopping, dining and fun. Great article! Macy's is preparing to close its. 'A tax hike on the . Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Honestly, its not hard to see why this mall is dying. 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. / KCAL News. 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). Employees from the location will be . Much like the Laguna Hills mall it will become empty monument to a bygone era. Five California locations are on the list, including three stores in Orange County. 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