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Broadway & 87th Street shopping center

Imported, unreviewedClosedLos Angeles, CA

Built 1936-39 as LA's neighborhood shopping center, it closed in 2020 after sale and marketing as a former swap meet. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
Woolworth'sThis site: Woolworth's wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Closed or demolished, no retrofit recordedThis site: …closed extraction · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 433,146 epa-walkability · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 598 units in 9 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 35 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 9,430 units, Los Angeles County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,806/mo zillow · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.98 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Rail within 800 mThis site: Manchester openstreetmap · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 66% census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -2.5% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +150% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +90% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 15 epa-walkability · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowFormer South Los Angeles swap meetextracted, unreviewed

Site context

Transit within 800 mManchester (rail); 8 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km15, 16, 17, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m20: 100 WEST 87TH STREET; 222 W 86TH PL; 8724 SOUTH DENVER AVENUE; 8820 S. BROADWAY AVE.; BANK OF AMERICAEPA FRS
Census tract 060372402005,737 people, 19,896 per sq mi; median household income $52,428; median gross rent $1,562; 66% renters; 1.9% vacant units; 11.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 15 of 20; 346 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 117 m; land-use mix 0.41; 462,068 jobs within 45 min by car, 433,146 by transit; 20% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 6 schools, 5 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 8 civic, 11 food and drink; 35 cycleway segments, 55 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Los Angeles County (CA), 20249,430 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,273 in 2–4, 9,106 single-family; 2023: 13,214 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.98; socioeconomic 0.98; housing and transport 0.85; 48% below 150% of poverty; 16% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 38 within 25 km: 103rd Street commercial center (3.4 km); Hawthorne Plaza (7.9 km); Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (7.9 km)computed
Tract change 2013–2023population +5% (5,450 → 5,737); median income +90% ($27,656 → $52,428); renters 76% → 66%; median home value +104% ($228,800 → $467,400)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 78.9); expected annual loss $2.3M; high: earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km9 LIHTC properties, 598 units: Windward Apts (232 units); Las Brisas Apts (66 units); Sonya Gardens Apts (60 units)HUD LIHTC
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 27.8%; median family income $43,504; 314 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsLos Angeles Unified School District (KG-12); 21 public schools within 1 mile: Watts Learning Center; KIPP Academy of Opportunity; Watts Learning Center Charter Middle; Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4NCES EDGE
Elevation132 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202328,998 establishments (+2%); 419,890 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $871,674 (+0% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $2,806/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2023394 (2000 = 100); -14.5% 1 yr, +36% 5 yr, +150% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)20,581 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,584 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Broadway & 87th Street shopping center was built in stages between 1936 and 1939 as one of Los Angeles’ earliest neighborhood shopping centers. It closed in 2020, the property was sold that year, and in 2021 it was marketed as a former South Los Angeles swap meet. Today the site remains closed.

Why. The record cites the site being closed or demolished, a county population decline of -2.5% from 2018 to 2023, and a median rent of $1,893 as factors influencing its status.

Where it stands. The site is currently closed and was sold in 2020, though the record does not specify the current owner.

For a planner

  • Early neighborhood shopping center precedent (built 1936‑39).
  • Closed site offers potential for adaptive reuse or redevelopment.
  • Open questions about current ownership, zoning, and any pending entitlements.

For a developer

  • Site size not specified in the record.
  • Control: sold in 2020; current owner unknown.
  • Entitlement stage unknown; no zoning or permit details provided.
  • Context layers (flood, transit, environment) not detailed in the record.
  • Market signals: low opportunity score (30), county population shrinking -2.5%, median rent $1,893.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact site dimensions and parcel boundaries are not provided.
  • Current owner and post‑sale transaction details are missing.
  • Zoning, land‑use entitlements, and any pending approvals are unknown.
  • Environmental constraints (floodplain, contamination) are not described.
  • Data verification status is draft, indicating some facts may be unreviewed.

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  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • county shrank -2.5% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,893

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History and original facts

Closed2020extracted, unreviewed
ArchitectWisstein Bros. and Surval
AnchorsThrifty Drug Stores, Woolworth's, Mayfair's Foodtown supermarket, Owl Rexall Drugs, Newberry's
CountyLos Angeles County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Broadway & 87th Street shopping center designed by Wisstein Bros. and Surval, was one of the earliest shopping centers in Los Angeles, built in stages between 1936 and 1939 at 8701–8765 South Broadway between 87th and 88th streets, in what is now termed the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood. Researcher and author Richard Longstreth calls it the first true neighborhood shopping center.

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

Timeline

  1. 2020 Shopping center closed
  2. 2020 Property sold
  3. 2021 Property marketed as former swap meet

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Broadway & 87th Street shopping center · supports: after notes, status, year closed
    6 quoted sentences
    The shopping center closed in 2020.
    By March 2021, the property was being marketed as the 'Former South Los Angeles swap meet', indicating that its operation as an indoor swap meet had ceased by that time.
    The shopping center closed in 2020.
    The shopping center closed in 2020.

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