Stonestown Galleria
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Stonestown Galleria is a shopping mall in San Francisco, California, United States. It is located immediately north of San Francisco State University and near the former campus of Mercy High School which closed in 2020 and Lowell High School.
Currently, the mall's
History
Stonestown Galleria, originally called Stonestown Shopping Center, was built in 1952 by the Stoneson brothers. It was built in the Lakeside neighborhood, bordering Lake Merced, along with apartments that could house 3,000 to 3,500 people.[5]
The
Stoneson Brothers also developed the Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton and Lakeside Village.
The Stoneson brothers aged and the mall was sold to a pension fund.[citation needed]
In 1970, a United Artists Cinema opened in what is now the parking lot behind the Stonestown Galleria.[6] The cinema was designed by San Francisco architect George K Raad.[7] The movie theater closed in Spring 2020, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.[8]
In 1977, Bullock's opened at the mall, which was later converted to Nordstrom in 1988.
In 1987, Stonestown went through a renovation and major redevelopment spearheaded by architect John Field. Field's plan added one story of stores, including a food court, a glass ceiling and marble floors, plus 350 new underground parking spaces.[5] These changes led to the Stonestown Shopping Center being renamed Stonestown Galleria.
In 1996, The Emporium was converted to Macy's when
In December 2003,
In 2004, General Growth Properties bought the mall from Pacific Acquisition Corp. for $312 million.[9]
In November 2017, Macy's announced plans to close its store at the mall.[10][11][12] The store closed in March 2018.
On June 6, 2018, an article reported that Nordstrom would also be closing within the next 18 months which would leave the mall with no anchors, however, the article also reported that Nordstrom "has no store closures to announce".[13]
Nordstrom eventually closed on September 14, 2019, therefore leaving Target as one of the last anchor tenants.
On September 8, 2023, an arcade and entertainment company
See also
- Lakeside Neighborhood
- Stoneridge Shopping Center
References
- ^ "Stonestown Galleria". Brookfield Properties.
- ^ "Stonestown Galleria". Stonestown Galleria.
- ^ "Big Mall Rat Guide: Stonestown Galleria". Big Mall Rat Guide.
- ^ "Stonestown Reimagined". Stonestown Reimagined. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ a b "Stonestown". Western Neighborhoods Project.
- ^ Echeverria, By Danielle. "How an empty 1970s S.F. movie theater deemed 'historic' could scale back housing plans at Stonestown". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Historic Designation for Stonestown's Old Movie Theater, Which Is Not Even Used Anymore, Could Alter Housing Plan". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "Stonestown Twin in San Francisco, CA - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ "General Growth Properties Bids $313Mln for San Francisco's Stonestown Galleria". American City Business Journals. CRE News. August 2, 2004.
- ^ Peltz, James F.; Masunaga, Samantha (November 9, 2017). "Macy's is shutting its Westside Pavilion store and others in California". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Macy's, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Above Prior Year and Re-affirms Full-Year Guidance" (Press release). Business Wire. November 9, 2017.
- ^ Kurzweil, Anthony (November 9, 2017). "Macy's to Close 2 More Southern California Stores in 2018". KTLA.
- ^ Burke, Katie (June 6, 2018). "Exclusive: Nordstrom to close Stonestown location, leaving S.F. mall anchor-less". American City Business Journals.
- ^ "Video arcade company to become anchor tenant at Stonestown mall". KTVU FOX 2. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-12-29.