Riverside Plaza (Riverside, California)

Riverside Plaza is a 475,000-square-foot (44,100 m²)

Harris Company (later Harris’/Gottschalks) department store along with Montgomery Ward.^[1]

It was the city's first mall and was originally an outdoor mall and then remodeled to an enclosed indoor mall then again remodeled to an outdoor mall.

After a $12-million renovation in the early 2010s, the center features walkways, fountains, decorative lights and courtyard seats. Today it is anchored by a

JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts and Nordstrom Rack. ^[2]

Forever 21 opened first in the empty Harris’/Gottschalks building space, but relocated in 2013 to a space that

Borders Books vacated.^[2]

References

^ "Riverside Plaza manager analyzes shopping center success factors". Redlands Daily Facts. January 25, 1973. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Gruszecki, Deborah (August 31, 2015). "RETAIL: Riverside Plaza regains its luster". Riverside Press-Enterprise. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

33°57′19″N 117°23′26″W / 33.955341°N 117.390678°W / 33.955341; -117.390678

[1] "Riverside Plaza manager analyzes shopping center success factors". Redlands Daily Facts. January 25, 1973. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

[press-2] Gruszecki, Deborah (August 31, 2015). "RETAIL: Riverside Plaza regains its luster". Riverside Press-Enterprise. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

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