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Puente Hills Mall

Puente Hills Mall

Puente Hills Mall, located in City of Industry, California, United States, is a major regional shopping center in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County. It is most famous for serving as the filming site for the Twin Pines/Lone Pine Mall for the 1985 movie Back to the Future starring Mi

chael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Former anchor stores were Burlington, Sears, 24 Hour Fitness, Forever 21, Macy's, and Ross Dress For Less. As of March 2026, AMC Theaters and Round One Corporation are the final two remaining anchors in the mall. History 1974-75 opening Puente Hills Mall was opened in phases over a year from February 1974 through Spring 1975, after the completion of the Pomona Freeway a few years earlier. The first anchor to open, on February 18, 1974, was The Broadway, with three levels and 160,000 square feet. J.W. Robinson's followed, opening in March. Sears followed, and by March 1975 the mall had about 150 shops open. JCPenney opened on April 16, 1975. By September 1975 the mall reported 152 shops open and announced plans for construction of an adjacent 41-acre auto mall and home improvement and home furnishings retail district. The mall has a cross-shaped design and was developed by The Hahn Company. 1990s In 1993, J.W. Robinson's rebranded as Robinsons-May, after the chain merged with May Company. In 1996, two anchor stores, The Broadway (at the time purchased by Macy's) and JCPenney, were closed. The AMC Puente Hills 20 opened on April 18, 1997 in the she

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