The Village at Orange

The Village at Orange
Location Orange, California
Coordinates 33°49′33″N 117°50′18″W / 33.8259°N 117.8382°W / 33.8259; -117.8382Coordinates: 33°49′33″N 117°50′18″W / 33.8259°N 117.8382°W / 33.8259; -117.8382
Opening date August 16, 1971
No. of stores and services 75
No. of anchor tenants 7 (6 open, 1 vacant)
No. of floors 1 (2 in Sears and former JCPenney)

The Village at Orange is a shopping mall located in Orange, California, formerly called The Mall of Orange. The Sears store at the mall opened in 1967, while the mall itself opened on August 16, 1971.[1] The center completed a $57 million renovation in 2003. The densely populated trade area has over 1.6 million people residing in a 10-mile (16 km) radius. The mall is anchored by Sears, and Walmart. A Sprouts Farmers Market opened in July 2009, replacing the Linens 'N' Things store that went out of business as part of the chain's nationwide store closings. There is a nearby Target, but is not part of the Village. A renovation began in 2015.[2] JCPenney closed on July 31, 2017. Some current tenants include: Bath & Body Works, Claire’s, Kay Jewelers, and Famous Footwear. Dining options include: Olive Garden, Red Robin, Jamba Juice, and Panera Bread.

Anchors and stores

Current anchors

Former anchors

  • The Broadway – Included "The Chafing Dish" restaurant and Auto Center east of store – both torn down in 1996 replaced with Walmart
  • AMC Theatres – torn down – previously west of The Broadway. AMC Orange Mall 6 opened on December 16, 1971
  • JCPenney – Closed July 31, 2017
  • Woolworth's - Including Harvest House Cafeteria (Replaced by J C Penney)

Secondary stores

Past stores

  • Walden's Books
  • Hallmark
  • Sbarro
  • Subway
  • The Pet Pantry
  • Dairy Queen
  • Oggi's Pizza & Brewing Company
  • Oggi's Pizza Express
  • Karl's Toys
  • Slavick's Jewelers
  • Lou Miller's / Miller's Outpost (North Orange Mall)
  • Bergstrom's Children's Stores
  • The Parasol Restaurant (now Red Robin)
  • Radio Shack
  • Mrs. Field's Cookies
  • Todai
  • Busy Bee
  • Mongolian Grill
  • PacSun
  • Hot Topic
  • Game Stop

References

  1. ↑ The Broadway department store opened August 17, 1971, along with its restaurant "the Chafing Dish" store closing when Macy's purchased the department store chain 1996. A Brief History of Orange, California: The Plaza City, p. 101
  2. ↑ http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mall-671859-vestar-axtell.html
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