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Burbank Town Center

Burbank Town Center

Burbank Town Center (formerly Media City Center) is a large shopping mall complex that opened in August 1991 in Burbank, California, United States. The three-level indoor mall is anchored by Macy's, Burlington, Sears, and ROUND1 Bowling & Amusement, with an open air shopping plaza anchored by Office

Depot. History The Golden Mall was a pedestrianized mall in downtown Burbank from 1967 to 1989. It consisted of San Fernando Boulevard from Tujunga Avenue to Magnolia Boulevard. At the north end of the Golden Mall was a vacant 40-acre parcel (16 ha). Plans to revitalize Golden Mall during the 1970s and 1980s hinged on several plans to develop the 40-acre parcel (16 ha). These plans started emerging as early as 1979, with developer Ernst Hahn planning a 5-anchor downtown mall, which, following financial difficulties, was scaled back to "Burbank Towncenter", which collapsed in 1987 following the withdrawal of anchor Robinsons. The Walt Disney Company was involved with plans for a large-scale shopping center on the site briefly, until 1988, when plans were dropped due to rising costs. Plans were handed off by the city to European mall developer Haagen Co the following year. IKEA was the first store to open on the site, in late 1990. Drawing 146,000 people in its first six days of business, it was the first of four new IKEA stores in the area. The mall had, at this time, begun construction, despite Bullock's being the only announced anchor. Four office buildings and a hotel, possibly

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