Groundbreaking held for large mixed-use development project that will replace Westminster Mall

Demolition of abandoned Westminster Mall begins as new development breaks ground

The new owners of the Westminster Mall demolished one of the main entrances of the building on Wednesday, breaking ground on the more than 80-acre mixed-use development that will take its place. NBCLA has been covering the property for months as it sat empty, overrun with vandals breaking windows and doors, and taggers spraying graffiti inside. There was even someone living inside. Relevant content: …

Groundbreaking held for large mixed-use development project that will replace Westminster Mall

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday that formally ushered in the start of a large mixed-use development project on the site of the once-beloved but now shuttered Westminster Mall. The site, called Bolsa Pacific, will have around 2,250 housing units, ones that project officials say will be priced at market-rate and affordable rental housing. There will also be standalone [...]

Goodbye mall, here’s the future

DOWN COMES a facade of the defunct Westminster Mall. It was over a half-century ago when the Westminster Mall opened as the largest enclosed shopping mall in all of Orange County.   WILLIAM SHOPOFF and Mayor Chi Charlie Nguyen. On Wednesday the last vestiges of what was once a retail metropolis came down to began clearing the land for what could again be a mecca for spending and strolling.   The Westminster City Council, city officials and repre…