Ontario Mills

Coordinates: 34°04′26″N 117°33′07″W / 34.073777°N 117.551908°W / 34.073777; -117.551908
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Ontario Mills
Total retail floor area
1,421,863 sq ft (132,095 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
Websiteontariomills.com

Ontario Mills is a

Los Angeles metropolitan area.[2] With 28 million annual visitors,[3][4] it is one of the top shopping and tourist destinations in California. It is one of three Mills landmarks in California that are now managed by Simon Property Group since April 2007. Simon owns 50% of it. The Outlets at Orange and The Great Mall are the others. Ontario Mills was designed by the architectural firm, F+A Architects
.

The mall is near the

Interstate 10), one of the busiest in Southern California
.

Size

According to the mall's former owners, the Mills Corporation, it is the largest one-level shopping mall in Western North America (there are larger malls, but they have two or more levels). In addition, it is California's largest outlet and value retail shopping destination.[2][5]

Like other Mills malls, Ontario Mills is divided into neighborhoods. This mall has the most out of the Mills malls with ten.[6]

Tenants

Some of the mall's major tenants include

video game arcade, and the Ontario IMPROV comedy club.[7]

Ontario Mills is home to many designer-label outlet stores, including

Levi's
.

The mall also has a large

Starbucks Coffee, and Cinnabon. Restaurants outside the food court include Rainforest Cafe, Market Broiler, and Blaze Pizza
.

History

Ontario Mills opened to the public on November 14, 1996, across the highway from the site of the Ontario Motor Speedway (built on the site of the old speedway parking lot). Like all other Mills properties, it was first developed and once owned by the Mills Corporation. Ontario Mills is the first Mills landmark center to have the racetrack layout and themed neighborhoods. [citation needed] On December 13, 1996, AMC Ontario Mills 30 opened, making it the largest theatre in the world at the time.

An IMAX-like UltraScreen theater and a California Welcome Center operated by the entrance near the food court until 2000, when it was replaced by the Ontario IMPROV comedy club, Market Broiler, and a

Toys R Us Outlet
closed due to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy after the company announced they would be going out of business. The mall's first expansion opened in the former JCPenney 5 Star Outlet building in the Summer of 2016, including an expanded
Coach, and a Blaze Pizza
with an outdoor patio. A new mall entrance was also added to the area with a more contemporary and modernized look.

Like other premium outlet centers, Ontario Mills was built in an area that had ample land available. The development of the mall has since contributed to the further urbanization of the eastern Ontario area and adjacent cities.

Gallery

  • Typical entrance to parking lot, featuring lush landscaping
    Typical entrance to parking lot, featuring lush landscaping
  • Ontario Mills interior
    Ontario Mills interior
  • The attached AMC Theatres megaplex
    The attached
    megaplex
  • Ontario Mills sign, Entrance 8
    Ontario Mills sign, Entrance 8

References

  1. ^ "Leasing & Advertising at Ontario Mills®, a SIMON Center". business.simon.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. ^ a b Reserved., Simon Property Group, L.P. and/or Its Affiliates (NYSE: SPG), © Copyright 1999-2017. All Rights. "Welcome To Ontario Mills® - A Shopping Center In Ontario, CA - A Simon Property". simon.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Visit Ontario, California - Find Hotels, Meeting Spaces, Restaurants and Activities". discoverontariocalifornia.org.
  4. ^ "Can you believe it? Ontario Mills is 20 years old".
  5. ^ Reserved., Simon Property Group, L.P. and/or Its Affiliates (NYSE: SPG), © Copyright 1999-2017. All Rights. "Do Business at Ontario Mills®, a Simon Property". business.simon.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Ontario Mills Fashion District Mall - Ontario, California". ontariothinksbusiness.com.
  7. ^ Reserved., Simon Property Group, L.P. and/or Its Affiliates (NYSE: SPG), © Copyright 1999-2017. All Rights. "Complete List Of Stores Located At Ontario Mills® - A Shopping Center In Ontario, CA - A Simon Mall". simon.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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