Anaheim_Town_Square
Anaheim Town Square (originally East Anaheim Shopping Center, later East Anaheim Center, East Anaheim Plaza), is a 372,185-square-foot (34,577 m2) community shopping center, the largest center in East Anaheim, California which was built at the intersection of Anaheim-Olive Road (renamed Lincoln Avenue in 1962)[1] and Placentia Avenue (now State College Boulevard).
The center began construction in 1953[2] with 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) on 16.75 acres, with Alpha Beta supermarket opening in March 1954,[3] and shortly thereafter a Woolworth variety store, a Sav-on Drug Store at no. 2120 on July 11, 1957,[4] a 17,500 sq ft (1,630 m2) W.T. Grant variety store opening on February 27, 1958.[5]
The center underwent a major expansion to 302,600 sq ft (28,110 m2), adding a 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2) Boston Stores junior department store on November 14, 1968. W. T. Grant moved to a new 86,800-square-foot (8,060 m2) building that opened on October 24, 1968, more than quadrupling its space. Architects Burke, Nicolai and Archuleta designed both. East Anaheim Shopping Center also added a Jolly Roger restaurant and a branch of the Commercial National Bank. In 1968 the center sales volume was $20,000,000.[6][7] As of 1970 there were 42 stores and parking for 2000 cars, and the anchor supermarket had changed to Thriftimart. Tenants included Bank Of America, Big "A" Cleaners, Boston Store, Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant, Color Craft, Glidden Paint, Commercial National Bank, Dewey's For Menswear, Dwayne's Shoes, Farmers Insurance Group, Grant City Dept. Store, H. Salt, Esq. Fish & Chips, Jan's Dresses, Sport., Jolly Roger, Karl's Shoes, Leon Of Anaheim, Beauty Salon, Michael's Market, Music Aisle, Pal's Striderite Boot., Panchito's Jr., Sally Shops, Sav.On Drugs, Ship Of Fools, Sikora's Bakery, Sochat's Jewelry, Standard Beauty Stores, The Children's Store, Thriftimart, Thrifty Shoe Repair, Tnt, Hobbies & Crafts, Tony's Barber Shop, U.S. Post Office, Vogue Cleaners, Wood's Stationery, and Yardage Center.[8]
The Boston Store branch was rebuilt in 1984.[9]
In mid-2017, the Kmart closed and was replaced by a 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) small-format Target store.[10]
The center today has 372,185 square feet (34,577 m2) of gross leasable area,[11] with anchors Target, Hispanic-focused supermarket Northgate Market (the population was 69% Hispanic within a 1-mile radius in 2018), Ross Dress for Less, Goodwill, Pep Boys, a United States Post Office, and discount stores 99 Cents Only Stores and Five Below.[12]