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Palisades Village

Palisades Village

Palisades Village is a local shopping village located in Pacific Palisades, California, in the downtown area of the neighborhood known as the "Village", from which the shopping center derives its name. It was developed by Rick Caruso and opened in September 2018. It closed after the Palisades Fire d

estroyed much of the downtown in January 2025. The outdoor shopping center was designed to look like a typical American main street with smaller storefronts and mid- to high-end boutiques. The majority of the stores are small chains and are women-owned. Some of the larger chains operate smaller than average locations, such as Sephora Studio and Chanel Beauty. History Background When members of the Chautauqua movement first developed the new community of Pacific Palisades in 1923, they placed a small park in the heart of the village, later known as the village green, and commissioned the Olmsted Brothers architecture firm to design the village and business center that would serve as the downtown area for the new community. The business district of the Palisades was centered around the historic Business Block building located between Antioch and Sunset. Development Palisades Village was developed by Rick Caruso in the 2010s to revitalize the commercial district, which had been described as "run-down". Retailers such as Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and what would have been the first Los Angeles location of San Francisco-based chain Bi-Rite Market were under consideration to open in the

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