Westfield San Francisco Centre - San Francisco, CA - Indoor Malls on Waymarking.com

From Wikipedia: "Originally developed by Sheldon Gordon (co-developer of The Forum Shops at Caesars and Beverly Center) the center opened in October 1988 as San Francisco Shopping Centre with approximately 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of space, the then-largest Nordstrom store (350,000 square feet) on the top several floors, the first spiral escalators in the United States, and connecting through to the adjoining Emporium-Capwell flagship store.

After a slow start, it soon became one of the top performing shopping centers in the country. In 1996, the adjoining Emporium (it had dropped the Capwell name by then) was shuttered in the wake of Federated Department Stores' buyout of its parent, Broadway Stores. The vacated store was temporarily used as a Macy's furniture store while it renovated its Union Square flagship in 1997.

In May 1997, Urban Shopping Centers, Inc., a Real Estate Investment Trust acquired a half-interest and management of the center. This was followed by Urban's own buyout by Rodamco North America N.V. (a European property firm primarily invested in the United States) in October 2000 and Rodamco's subsequent sale to a consortium including The Westfield Group in January 2002. Westfield acquired its initial 50% stake in the center at this time and soon bought the rest.

In 2003, Forest City, which had acquired redevelopment rights to the long vacant Emporium store from Federated, reached an agreement with Westfield to jointly redevelop the two properties. The newly expanded mixed-use Westfield San Francisco Centre that was unveiled September 28, 2006, includes Bloomingdale's West Coast flagship store, a nine-screen Century Theatres multiplex theater, and a satellite campus for San Francisco State University in its 1.5 million ft² of space.

The redevelopment cost $440 million. Only the front facade and landmark dome of the original structure were preserved; the rest of the structure was completely gutted and replaced. Upon completion of the project, Forest City became an equity partner and along with Westfield assumed responsibility for day-to-day management." (visit link)

Movie Theater: yes Food Court: yes Anchor stores (if any) and their coordinates: Bloomingdale's (338,000 ft²; opened 2006) Nordstrom (350,000 ft²; opened 1988) Century Theatres 9-screen multiplex (53,000 ft²) Bristol Farms (30,000 ft²; opened 2006) San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning (107,000 ft²; opened 2006) Number of stores in the mall.: 138 Does the mall have an arcade?: Does not Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Saturday 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm The malls address: 865 Market St.

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