Montclair Plaza

The mall opened on November 5, 1968, at a cost of $50 million, with 69 stores on a single level, representing over 600,000 square feet (56,000 m²) of retail space, on a lot of 120 acres (49 ha) with parking space for 6000 cars. Montclair Plaza was developed by contractor Ernest W. Hahn; the architect of the overall mall and shops was Burke, Kober, Nicolais & Archuleta. Three department stores anchored Montclair Plaza at, or shortly after its opening:[3]

• JCPenney, 189,000 square feet (17,600 m²); Burke, Kober, Nicolais & Archuleta, architects
• The Broadway at the east end, 142,000 square feet (13,200 m²); Charles Luckman and Associates, architects[4]
• May Company at the west end, 150,000 square feet (14,000 m²); Welton Becket and Associates, architects[4]

Other stores open at the Plaza's launch included branches of the junior department stores:

• Silverwoods (Burke, Kober, Nicolais & Archuleta, architects), as part of an expansion at the time that also included stores Las Vegas, La Habra Fashion Square, and Palm Springs.[3]
• Mullen & Bluett[5]

There was a General Cinemas theater complex.

A United California Bank, Crocker-Citizens National Bank, Van de Kamp's Bakery, drugstore, and supermarket were located across from the mall in a 77,400-square-foot (7,190 m²) convenience center on the northeast of the property.[4]

The mall was renovated and expanded with a second level that opened on October 30, 1985. Sears was added to the mall the same year. The first Nordstrom store in San Bernardino County opened at the Montclair Plaza on May 2, 1986. May Company was converted to Robinson's-May in 1993. The Broadway became a Macy's in 1996. Macy's relocated to the Robinson's-May space in 2006 after the chains merged.

In addition, CIM Group, Inc. leases the mall. In November 2015, the management group renamed the mall "Montclair Place". They also announced renovations that would take place by the end of 2020. On March 1, 2018, AMC Theatres announced that they will replace the old Broadway building with a new 55,000-square-foot dine-in movie theatre coming in the summer of 2020. This will be the city's first indoor theatre in nearly twenty years. In addition, multiple new stores are being added, including Forever 21 and Spectrum, which are now open. The Canyon, a 17,500-square-foot music and entertainment venue, and Kids Empire, an 11,000-square-foot indoor playground, have both opened as well. A new Lazy Dog restaurant opened in December 2019 in the former Good Year Auto Repair Shop. A WinWings restaurant will open next to the Panda Express restaurant in February 2020. On July 3, 2019, bowling & arcade amusement chain ROUND 1 announced it will open a new location within Montclair Place.

In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Montclair Place, into Seritage Growth Properties.[6]

The former Broadway store was demolished in 2018 in order to build a new AMC theater.[7]

On November 7, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing this location as part of a plan to close 96 stores nationwide. The store closed in February 2020.[8]

On May 11th, 2020, it was announced that Nordstrom would be closing this location along with the Galleria at Tyler location. The store is set to close by August, 2020.[2]