Malls · California

Anaheim Center

Imported, unreviewedOperatingAnaheim, CA

Anaheim Center opened 1955 as Orange County's first mall, closed 1993, now operates as a big-box power center retail site. · summary, model-written

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Place

100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit

This site: 180,281 epa-walkability · all sites with this

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 6 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 38,610 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Bike network nearby

This site: 28 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 3,839 units, Orange County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,251/mo zillow · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $100,808 census-acs · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.0% census-acs · all sites with this

Tract house prices doubled in 10 years

This site: +110% fhfa · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 16.7 epa-walkability · all sites with this

New use

Retail (continued)

This site: …a power center anchored by big-box stores extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Operatingextracted, unreviewed documented is now a power center anchored by big-box stores. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	a power center anchored by big-box storesextracted, unreviewed documented is now a power center anchored by big-box stores. en.wikipedia.org

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	35: 1723 W SIVA AVE; 1761 WEST CRONE AVE; 1807 W BEACON AVE; 1809 W. RANDOM DR.; 1811 W BEACON AVEEPA FRS
Census tract 06059087103	8,566 people, 11,225 per sq mi; median household income $100,808; median gross rent $2,039; 44% renters; 0.0% vacant units; 1.1% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 16.7 of 20; 140 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 380 m; land-use mix 0.77; 381,406 jobs within 45 min by car, 180,281 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 2 schools, 12 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 5 civic, 18 food and drink; 28 cycleway segments, 103 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Orange County (CA), 2024	3,839 units in 5+ unit buildings, 462 in 2–4, 2,671 single-family; 2023: 3,440 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.65; socioeconomic 0.47; housing and transport 0.64; 14% below 150% of poverty; 0% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	6 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Anaheim Towne Center (3.0 km); Buena Park Downtown (4.9 km); The City Shopping Center (6.4 km); Village at Buena Park (8.1 km); 5600 Beach Boulevard: Shopoff and Lennar on the Former Amway Campus (8.1 km)computed
Attention: Wikipedia page views	26,892 since 2015; 1,950 in the last 12 months (-13% vs the prior 12); peak 2015-08 with 336Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +2% (8,397 → 8,566); median income +53% ($65,987 → $100,808); renters 49% → 44%; median home value +104% ($389,900 → $794,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively moderate overall (score 79.8); expected annual loss $3.4M; high: earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	1 LIHTC properties, 180 units: Bel Age Preservation Lp (180 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	142,472 jobs in 9,812 establishments; average annual pay $51,666; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,744 jobs; 657 in retail trade, 429 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06059087103)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 1.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,101 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 10.5%; median family income $72,813; 267 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Anaheim Union High School District (07-12); 10 public schools within 1 mile: Palm Lane Global Academy; Barton (Clara) Elementary; Loara Elementary; Madison (James) ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	118 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	140 county-logged events: 49 flood, 43 heavy rain, 24 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind; $1,361,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 92804, 2026-09	median list price $958,475 (+3.5% on the year); 55 active listings; median 56 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	9,840 establishments (+5%); 146,724 jobs (+3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $3,251/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	1,383 (2000 = 100); +4.0% 1 yr, +57% 5 yr, +110% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	38,610 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 2,808 trucks; 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Anaheim Center opened in 1955 as a regional mall and operated until 1993, when it closed as a regional mall. After closure, the site was redeveloped into a power center anchored by big-box stores and remains operating today.

Why. The record does not state the reasons for the mall's closure or subsequent redevelopment.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as a power center, but the record does not identify the controlling owner or any recent deals.

For a planner

Precedent: conversion of a closed regional mall into a big-box power center.
Policy tools: not specified in the record.
Open questions: current zoning, entitlements, and what future uses are permitted.

For a developer

Site size: not provided in the record.
Control and ownership: not identified in the record.
Entitlement stage: no information on approvals or pending applications.
Context layers (flood, transit, environment): no data supplied.
Market signals: only median rent mentioned; other tract‑level data absent.

What we do not know yet

Owner/developer identity and control structure are missing.
Parcel size, land area, and building footprint are not specified.
Zoning designation, entitlement status, and any pending applications are unknown.
Environmental constraints, flood risk, and transit access are not described.
The opportunity score (15.0) and its reason (median rent $2,352) are model‑extracted and marked unreviewed.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Anaheim Center – DNA guilddna.com
Anaheim center sold for $80M | Retail & Leisure International rli.uk.com
Anaheim Convention Center and Arena Editorial Stock Image - Ima… dreamstime.com

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Multifamily screen

median rent $2,352

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened	1955extracted, unreviewed
Closed	1993extracted, unreviewed documented It was a regional mall from 1955 to 1993. en.wikipedia.org
Anchors	big-box stores
County	Orange County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Anaheim Plaza, originally Broadway Orange County Center, then Anaheim Center, in Anaheim, California, was the first shopping mall in Orange County. It was a regional mall from 1955 to 1993 and is now a power center anchored by big-box stores.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

1955 Opened as regional mall
1993 Closed as regional mall

Sources

Wikipedia: Anaheim Center · supports: after notes, status, year closed, year opened
6 quoted sentences
It was a regional mall from 1955 to 1993.
It was a regional mall from 1955 to 1993.
is now a power center anchored by big-box stores.
is now a power center anchored by big-box stores.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Anaheim Center, Anaheim, CA." Record m-9b4a76a2f4, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/anaheim-anaheim-center/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_anaheimanaheimcenter,
  title = {Anaheim Center, Anaheim, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/anaheim-anaheim-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9b4a76a2f4, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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