# Anaheim Center

Anaheim, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-9b4a76a2f4` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/anaheim-anaheim-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9b4a76a2f4.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9b4a76a2f4.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-9b4a76a2f4

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | a power center anchored by big-box stores | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1955 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1993 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “It was a regional mall from 1955 to 1993.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Plaza
- **year_closed**: “It was a regional mall from 1955 to 1993.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Plaza
- **after_notes**: “is now a power center anchored by big-box stores.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Plaza
- **status**: “is now a power center anchored by big-box stores.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Plaza

## Anchors

big-box stores

## Timeline

- 1955: Opened as regional mall
- 1993: Closed as regional mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Plaza

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Plaza

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Anaheim Center, Anaheim, CA." Record m-9b4a76a2f4, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. 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}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.