Westfield Plaza Bonita

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Westfield Plaza Bonita
Total retail floor area
816,000 square feet (75,800 m2)
No. of floors2
Parking4,586 Parking Spaces,[2] Outdoor Parking Lot/3-Story Parking Lot
Public transit accessPlaza Bonita Transit Center
Websitewww.westfield.com/united-states/plazabonita

Westfield Plaza Bonita commonly known as Plaza Bonita and Plaza is a

John’s Incredible Pizza
.

Although it is within the boundaries of National City, the mall is closely associated with and takes its name from the nearby community of Bonita, California.[3]

History

JCPenney Center Court in 2013, with tile work and Stucco from the mid-2002 renovation.

1980s

In the late 1970s

Dynamo displaying ‘plaza bonita’.[6] And in the spring of 1983 Mann Theaters opened their location near the east entrance of the mall near where the Broken Yolk Cafe is now.[7]

1990s

Westfield America, Inc., a precursor to

May Centers and in 1998 the mall was renamed to "Westfield Shoppingtown Plaza Bonita", though the "Shoppingtown" name was dropped in June 2005 at all Westfield shopping centers nationwide. Also during the late 1990s, the sign that is currently seen from the 805 was put up and caused controversy to commuters, so it was modified to its current state.[6] Mann Theaters Plaza Bonita 6 also closed around the late 90s early 2000s.[7]

2000s

In mid-2002, the mall went through several phases of renovations, in which the brick exterior and interior was plastered with stucco then painted and had new ceramic tile installed. Its food court had been renovated, and an Outback Steakhouse restaurant opened in the North-west parking lot, it was the second full restaurant to open after Applebee's (which opened in 1993).

In mid-2006, the former Wards store, which had been the location of seasonal retailers (Halloween costumers and art shows) was stripped and gutted and a new plan was announced to the public that the south end of the mall would be demolished and rebuilt.[6] The former location of the food court was also demolished in 2006 and converted into a Forever 21 (in 2007). Also in 2006, Robinsons-May had been acquired by Federated Department Stores and all locations were rebranded to Macy's.[8]

In 2008 the newly renovated part of the mall had opened with additional anchors including Target, Borders (which had moved from Otay Ranch Town Center), and AMC Theatres as well as close to 40+ new shops like H&M, a new food court known as the Dining Terrace, as well as a three floor parking structure.[9]

On March 3, 2009, the Jollibee Foods Corporation opened its first “Filipino food court” in the United States adjacent from Target, with bakery and restaurants Red Ribbon Bakeshop, Jollibee and Chowking and also had a party room which allowed to seat 40 people.[10] The first of the kind in the United States, which was followed by one at Westfield Southcenter in Washington. However, JFC shuttered the dining hall by 2011 (a Hooters later took its place but then closed in 2020.) Further, Borders closed all locations in 2011 shortly after the company filed for bankruptcy.[11]

2010s

Buena Park Mall.[12] In May 2011, Nordstrom had announced in a press release that they would be opening its third Nordstrom Rack location in San Diego County at Plaza Bonita [13] taking over the second floor of the former Mervyn's location. Later, in August 2012 Crunch Fitness opened replacing Borders old location.[14]

2020s

In May 2020,

Johns Incredible Pizza's space.[18][19]

Current anchors and major tenants

See also

References

  1. ^ "Westfield Plaza Bonita". www.urw.com.
  2. ^ Unibail Rodamco, Westfield. "Plaza Bonita Portfolio". Westfield Unibail Rodamco.
  3. ^ "National City". Google Maps.
  4. ^ "He's been mayor of National City since 1966 | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  5. ^ "New May Co. Structure to Open in Bonita Plaza". Los Angeles Times. 1981-02-08. p. i6. The May Co. will open its newest store March 5 in then 53-acre Bonita Plaza in Bonita. The estimated construction cost is $10 million. Alternate Link via ProQuest.
  6. ^
    San Diego Union Tribune
    . Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  7. ^ a b "Mann Plaza Bonita 6 in National City, CA - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  8. ^ "With Robinsons-May stores closing, few midrange department stores are left. Is shopping becoming polarized? Yes, and no". Los Angeles Times. 2005-08-06. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  9. ^ "The New and Improved Westfield Plaza Bonita". National City. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  10. ^ "Plaza Bonita New Home to Jollibee Red Ribbon Bakeshop". asianjournalusa.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  11. ^ "Why Borders Failed While Barnes & Noble Survived". NPR. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  12. ^ staff-author (2011-10-01). "Incredible: Pizza Chain 'Much More' Than Big-Name Rival". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-19. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ "Nordstrom Rack to Open at Westfield Plaza Bonita in National City, California | Nordstrom". Nordstrom (Press release). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  14. ^ "Crunch plans National City gym". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  15. ^ "San Diego County Westfield malls close 'majority of its operations' amid outbreak". KGTV. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  16. ^ Gregorio-Nieto • •, Brenda. "Westfield Shopping Centers Reopening San Diego Locations". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  17. ^ "Owner of Westfield malls plans to sell all of their U.S. shopping centers". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  18. ^ "Locations". Round1 USA. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  19. ^ "Japan's Round 1 Bowling & Amusement To Open First San Diego Location". Retrieved 2022-12-19.

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