# Golden Mall

Burbank, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-472b7a2142` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/burbank-golden-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-472b7a2142.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-472b7a2142.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-472b7a2142

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Today this stretch of San Fernando Road forms part of the 'Burbank Village' district. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1967 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1989 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The Golden Mall was built at a cost of $915,000 and opened in November 1967.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Mall
- **year_closed**: “The Golden Mall was a pedestrianized mall in downtown Burbank, California from 1967 to 1989.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Today this stretch of San Fernando Road forms part of the 'Burbank Village' district.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Mall
- **status**: “The Golden Mall was a pedestrianized mall in downtown Burbank, California from 1967 to 1989.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Mall

## Timeline

- 1967: Opened
- 1985: Plan to return vehicular traffic proposed
- 1987: Block from Tujunga to Olive opened to vehicles
- 1988: City council studied opening of remaining three blocks from Magnolia to Tujunga
- 1988: Multicinema opened
- 1988: Walt Disney Co. abandoned plans for shopping and entertainment center
- 1988: Ernest Hahn did not follow through on Towncenter plans
- 1989: Closed
- 1990: IKEA moved in
- 1991: Burbank Town Center opened

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

The Golden Mall was a pedestrianized mall in downtown Burbank, California from 1967 to 1989. It consisted of San Fernando Boulevard from Tujunga Avenue to San Jose Street, immediately south of the present Burbank Town Center.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Golden Mall, Burbank, CA." Record m-472b7a2142, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/burbank-golden-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_burbankgoldenmall,
  title = {Golden Mall, Burbank, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/burbank-golden-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-472b7a2142, 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.