MetroCentre Mall
MetroCentre Mall is a regional shopping mall located in San Bernardino, California.
History
Metrocentre Mall was a joint venture of Cadillac Fairview of Canada, a regional shopping center development firm headed by a group of real estate investors and developers. The project was announced in November 1967, the first site plans and artist renderings announced in the spring of 1968, and construction beginning in June 1968. The mall was opened for business in October 1969, as a two level, five anchor mall. Metrocenter was the largest shopping center in California to date (housing more shopping space than the entire San Bernardino metropolitan area had in 1957) and was considered one of the largest shopping centers in the United States.
The original anchor tenants were:
- Sears - (241,249 sq ft.) still in operation.
- Montgomery Ward - (175,000 sq ft.) closed in 2001, lower level became Burlington Coat Factory in 2007.
- The Broadway - (180,000 sq ft.) became Macy's, location closed in the spring of 2005 and is now vacant.
- May Company - (156,000 sq ft.) became Robinsons-May, later Macy's in summer of 2006.
- JC Penney - closed in 2006. Currently vacant, to become Target.
Anchors & Majors
- Sears (241,249 sq ft.)
- Burlington Coat Factory (180,000 sq ft.) former Dillard's anchor.
- AMC Theatres former Harris'-Gottschalks anchor.
- Macy's (106,000 sq ft.) former Robinsons-May anchor.
COMING SOON:
- Target former JC Penney anchor
Major tenants include:
- Old Navy (18,022 sq ft.)
- Sport Chalet (39,877 sq ft.) former Vans Skatepark.
Vacant anchors include:
- Former JC Penney (200,000 sq ft.)
- Former The Broadway-Macy's (156,000 sq ft.)
- Former Harris Department Store-Gottschalks