When you visit us, your doing more than visiting a mall. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The robbers were wearing black-hooded sweatshirts and all-black clothing. 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. Paul Mar 5, 2020 at 8:05 am. The Sears Tire and Battery Center building at Puente Hills Mall is transforming into a popular dining destination! Sears followed, and by March 1975 the mall had about 150 shops open. ft. house located at 621 Wickford Ave, La Puente, CA 91744 sold for $64,800 on Feb 24, 2023. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Luis Ascencio Mar 4, 2020 at 5:32 pm. 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. Deputies later learned that the robbery had happened at Daniel's Jewelry. Video from an Eyewitness News viewer posted to Twitter shows the four masked people, dressed in black, running in the Puente Hills Mall. Just off the 60 Freeway at Azusa Avenue, find Puente Hills Mall, a shopping and entertainment. When buying cowboy boots, there are a few aspects to consider, such as how far up they go on your legs and their design. [11] The store closed on March, leaving Burlington and AMC as the remaining anchors in the mall. Your joining a community of neighbors, friends and family in a communal experience of shopping, dining and fun. 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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. A company-owned Bloomingdales Outlet Store in Florida also will be winding down. Look at the examples of Chino Hills Cravings, Rancho Cucamonga Heaven City, and Anahiem Packing House. A city of Industry planning official said hes unaware of any existing plans to expand and previous mall managers referred questions to the owners, who could not be reached. Left me a $2.50 tip (wasnt an expensive bill),and accidentally left his credit card. Come and share in the excitement of all our wonderful shopping, dining and entertainment. Deputies later learned that the robbery had happened at Daniel's Jewelry. High quality 0 Good service 0. Alas, an assistant on the set took the card and said hed take it back, so I gave it to him. The 80s were PHMs peak period in my opinion. 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But too big a cutback, he said, would be counter-productive. Its unknown how many workers will be impacted. Will sprucing up the mall make a difference? Plan your next visit with your friends or family! Video showed the thieves sprinting across what appeared to be a coffee shop or restaurants dining area, much to the surprise of shoppers. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 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JCPenney opened on April 16, 1975. I dont see why Commercial real estate landlords wont negotiate with tenants for reduced rent instead of leaving the spaces vacant for years. Jupiter and Venus meet for rare conjunction, California Snow: Newsom declares state of emergency for 13 counties, including LA and San Bernardino. Toys "R" Us had formerly been located at the Plaza at Puente Hills on Gale Avenue in Industry. The incident happened at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday. (Photo by Keith Durflinger/Los Angeles Daily News) By . They remain at large. Hours: Most familiar at night. Valeria Moran Mar 5, 2020 at 12:38 pm. Copyright 2023 KABC Television, LLC. Fill the place with micro restaurants and bars youll then get your foot traffic that would revitalize retail stores. The incident occurred about 6:53 p.m. in the 13900 block of Amar. Why do US malls not offer everything under the one roof? 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. Macy's closing Puente Hills Mall store in City of Industry 'Regular, non-seasonal' who could not find work at other Macy's locations will get severance pay. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Puente Hills Mall jewelry store hit by smash-and-grab, deputies looking for suspects, LA County serial rapist sentenced to 310 years in prison, Man wrongly imprisoned for decades declared innocent in killing of woman in Inglewood, Gov. So go figure, Chris Jan 22, 2022 at 11:44 pm. The store closed in September 2018. 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Ringleader John Irving Lewis, who was 23 at the time of the murders, is awaiting execution on death row at . Four black-clad robbers entered Daniels Jewelers, smashed the front case, took an unknown amount of jewelry and fled on foot, Magdaleno said. Outside of the . Some customers and workers at Puente Hills Mall say theyre worried about its future. Retailers and restaurants that appear to have shut down including Forever 21, Victoria Secret, Sears, Footaction, Cinnabon and McDonalds. Grew up near PHM and actually saw the lot closed for the filming of Back to the Futures chase scene in what was Twin Pine Malls in the film. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. You never know what news you'll be the first to hear about! INDUSTRY >> Deputies evacuated several businesses at the Puente Hills Mall after a driver found a suspicious package on a Foothill Transit bus Monday afternoon, officials said. Theres also not a single Mexican restaurant in the entire Puente Hils area and what I mean is where you are served by a foodserver, not a counter. Thank you for visiting the Puente Hills Mall. Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the incident occurred at around 4:14 p.m. when four male suspects smashed a glass case at the entrance of Daniel's Jewelers. Please enter valid email address to continue. Anyone with information is asked to call the Industry Sheriff's Station at (626) 330-3322. Toys "R" Us opened in June 2011, taking the spot previously occupied by Circuit City. Didnt this mall just renovated? Breaking News; Contact Us. The KCAL News Staff is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on KCALNews.com and CBSLA.com. The koi were moved to Sycamore Lake at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. An employee there told me the rent had gotten too high. 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 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. The JCPenney and Robinson's stores feature prominently in the background. you need better design, Classic mall architecture from the 50s 60s and 1970s the heydey of malls, Paul Mar 20, 2022 at 3:00 pm, Ive been going to the PHM since 1975. According to deputies, four men approached the front of the store, smashed the display at the entrance, took whatever they could and then ran away. Video obtained by FOX 11 shows the four, all in all black, running through the mall away from the store. The existing building is approximately 12,350 SF of dining area with the potential to accommodate five diverse tenants. 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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. Contacts. The decision to close a store is always a difficult one, Olivo said via email. The blaze broke out around 1:15 a.m . Well, it was then replaced with a furniture store that was always empty so whats with that? California Macy's store closing City of Industry: Puente Hills Mall, 1600 S Azusa Ave. Colorado Macy's store closings Boulder: Twenty Ninth Street Mall, 1900 28th St. Centennial: Streets at. Two men and two women were convicted in connection with the Puente Hills Malls murders. In 1996, two anchor stores, The Broadway (at the time purchased by Macy's) and JCPenney, were closed. The mall has a cross-shaped design and was developed by The Hahn Company. Read more on our Events Page to get the full low down. 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. That's the hope, say some employees. A jewelry story in the Puente Hills Mall in Industry was robbed Saturday afternoon, following a string of "smash-and-grabs" around Southern California. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. 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