# Hemet Valley Mall

Hemet, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-128cf47cc3` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/hemet-hemet-valley-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-128cf47cc3.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-128cf47cc3.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-128cf47cc3

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | It is anchored by JCPenney and Hobby Lobby, with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1980 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “opened on October 15, 1980” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemet_Valley_Mall
- **after_notes**: “It is anchored by JCPenney and Hobby Lobby, with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemet_Valley_Mall
- **status**: “It is anchored by JCPenney and Hobby Lobby, with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemet_Valley_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, Hobby Lobby, Harris Company department store

## Timeline

- 1980: Opened
- 1998: Sears annexed to mall
- 2009: Gottschalks closed
- 2020: Sears closed

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

Hemet Valley Mall is a small enclosed shopping mall in Hemet, California. It is located on West Florida Avenue between North Kirby Street and North Gilmore Street. It is anchored by JCPenney and Hobby Lobby, with one vacant anchor last occupied by Sears.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Hemet Valley Mall, Hemet, CA." Record m-128cf47cc3, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/hemet-hemet-valley-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_hemethemetvalleymall,
  title = {Hemet Valley Mall, Hemet, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/hemet-hemet-valley-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-128cf47cc3, 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.