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The Glendale Galleria is a large three-story regional shopping mall located in downtown Glendale, California, USA. It is the third largest mall in Los Angeles County after Westfield Topanga and Del Amo Fashion Center. == History == Developed by Glendale Associates, a partnership between J.S. Griffiths Co, Broadway Hale Stores and M.J. Brock & Sons, the mall opened on October 14, 1976.〔 ("A milestone event in Southland retail merchandising will take place in Glendale on Thursday, October 14, when the 1,000-foot long shopping mall of the $70-million Glendale Galleria...")〕〔 ("This all led to the 1976 birth of the Glendale Galleria, the super-regional mall so huge it extended across several city blocks. ... General Growth Properties Inc., owner of the Glendale Galleria")〕 The architect was Jon Jerde,〔 ("Los Angeles area's mega-mall expert, Jon Jerde, designer of Universal City's CityWalk, the Westside Pavilion and Glendale Galleria")〕 who credited his design to a Ray Bradbury essay on reviving retail districts.〔Weller, Sam. ''(The Bradbury chronicles: the life of Ray Bradbury )'' p.292 (William Morrow 2005) (ISBN 978-0060545819)〕 It was the location for the first Panda Express restaurant that opened in 1983. Panda Express is located in Glendale Galleria II on level 3 near Bloomingdale's. Another Panda Express is located in the Glendale Galleria food court. By 1990, the mall was in size, and had annual revenues of $350 million. The first Disney Store opened in the Glendale Galleria on March 28, 1987. This mall also includes the first three-story Target in the United States. It was also selected by Apple Inc. as the location of one of the first two Apple Stores in the world (along with Tysons Corner Center in McLean, Virginia); both officially opened on May 19, 2001. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glendale Galleria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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