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Vallco Fashion Park Grand Opening - San Jose Mercury News Page 6
The sixth page of a series of articles and advertisements on the grand opening of the Vallco Fashion Park shopping mall in Cupertino, CA, taken from the September 1, 1976 issue of the San Jose Mercury News.
The mall opened to the public on September 1, 1976 at 6:00 PM, featuring a 75-minute performance by the San Jose Symphony Orchestra, a 900-pound cake replica of the mall capable of feeding 4,000 attendees, meet-and-greet event for children with Winnie the Pooh, and the presentation of an American flag flown over the Capitol building in Washington, DC, to the mall's general manager.
The mall was expanded in 1988 to include lower-level shops following increased competition from nearby Valley Fair, though its tenancy declined throughout the '90s. By 2015, only a small fraction of businesses remained despite revitalization efforts in the 2000s, including the addition of a moderately-successful AMC movie theater. Sand Hill Properties purchased the mall in 2014 with plans to demolish it and build a mixed-use "downtown-style" shopping and living area. Vallco's three anchor tenants - Sears, Macy's, and JCPenney - closed in 2015 and 2016, leaving only the theater, bowling alley, ice rink, and a seafood restaurant in place. The mall is expected to be closed later in 2016 as demolition and renovations begin, 40 years after it first opened.
Vallco Fashion Park Grand Opening - San Jose Mercury News Page 6
The sixth page of a series of articles and advertisements on the grand opening of the Vallco Fashion Park shopping mall in Cupertino, CA, taken from the September 1, 1976 issue of the San Jose Mercury News.
The mall opened to the public on September 1, 1976 at 6:00 PM, featuring a 75-minute performance by the San Jose Symphony Orchestra, a 900-pound cake replica of the mall capable of feeding 4,000 attendees, meet-and-greet event for children with Winnie the Pooh, and the presentation of an American flag flown over the Capitol building in Washington, DC, to the mall's general manager.
The mall was expanded in 1988 to include lower-level shops following increased competition from nearby Valley Fair, though its tenancy declined throughout the '90s. By 2015, only a small fraction of businesses remained despite revitalization efforts in the 2000s, including the addition of a moderately-successful AMC movie theater. Sand Hill Properties purchased the mall in 2014 with plans to demolish it and build a mixed-use "downtown-style" shopping and living area. Vallco's three anchor tenants - Sears, Macy's, and JCPenney - closed in 2015 and 2016, leaving only the theater, bowling alley, ice rink, and a seafood restaurant in place. The mall is expected to be closed later in 2016 as demolition and renovations begin, 40 years after it first opened.