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{{Infobox shopping mall
'''Sherman Oaks Galleria''' is a [[shopping mall]] located at the corner of [[Ventura Boulevard|Ventura]] and [[Sepulveda Boulevard]] in the [[Sherman Oaks]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], which is situated in the [[San Fernando Valley]] of [[Los Angeles County]].
| name = Sherman Oaks Galleria
| image = Sherman Oaks Galleria August 2010.jpg
| image_width = 250
| caption = The Galleria, seen from [[Interstate 405 (California)|I-405]] in August 2010
| location = [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|34|9|15|N|118|28|0|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date =
{{start date and age|1980|10|30}}<ref name="RetroNewsNow on Twitter">{{cite web
|title=On October 30, 1980, Southern California's Sherman Oaks Galleria mall, the center of #80s teenage mall culture, opened in 'The Valley'
|url=http://www.mobile.twitter.com
|date=October 30, 2017
|access-date=2021-09-04
}}</ref><br> {{small|(as former indoor mall)}}<br>{{start date and age|2002}} {{small| (as current business, entertainment and lifestyle center)}}
| developer = Douglas Emmett, Inc
| manager = Douglas Emmett Management, LLC
| owner = Douglas Emmett 2016, LLC
| number_of_stores = 36<ref name=GalleriaDir>[http://www.shermanoaksgalleria.com/directory/ Directory]. Sherman Oaks Galleria. Accessed May 29, 2011.</ref>
| number_of_anchors = 2<ref name=GalleriaShops>[http://www.shermanoaksgalleria.com/shops/ Shops]. Sherman Oaks Galleria. Accessed May 29, 2011.</ref>
| floor_area = 250,000 sq ft retail/entertainment<br>760,000 sq ft office<ref name=GalleriaInfo>[http://www.shermanoaksgalleria.com/information/ Information]. Sherman Oaks Galleria. Accessed May 29, 2011.</ref>
| floors = 3 * With the exception of the Garden Office Building being 5 floors, and the Comerica Bank Building within Galleria complex is 16 floors*
| website = {{url|shermanoaksgalleria.com}}
| parking = 3,500 spaces<br>Valet service<ref>[http://www.shermanoaksgalleria.com/parkinganddirections/parkinginformation/index.php Parking Information]. Sherman Oaks Galleria. Accessed May 29, 2011.</ref>
}}


'''Sherman Oaks Galleria''' is an open-air shopping mall and business center located in the [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States, at the corner of [[Ventura Boulevard|Ventura]] and [[Sepulveda Boulevard]]s in the [[San Fernando Valley]].
The mall became famous in the early [[1980s]] as being the epicenter of the [[Valley Girl]] culture and a well known teenage hangout. In [[1994]] the Galleria closed for eleven days due to the [[Northridge Earthquake]], the economic impact of which the mall never fully recovered from. Towards the late [[1990s]] many businesses began closing due to lack of consumer interest in the Galleria, until only a single store, a gift shop, was left remaining in [[1999]]. The mall finally closed that year for a major renovation, and reopened in [[2002]] as an open air center that was nothing like what it was before.


The teenage mall culture which formed around it and nearby malls formed the basis of the 1982 satirical song "[[Valley Girl (song)|Valley Girl]]" by [[Frank Zappa]] and daughter [[Moon Zappa]], which mentions the Galleria by name, though it misattributes its location as [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]], which it abuts. The mall has been a shooting location for many films, most notably the seminal 1982 film ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'' as well as the 1983 film ''[[Valley Girl (1983 film)|Valley Girl]]'', both of which focused on the early 1980s San Fernando Valley youth culture.
Some scenes in the movies [[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]], [[Commando]], [[T2]], and [[Chopping Mall]] were filmed at the Galleria, and it gets a mention in the song [[Valley Girl]] by [[Frank Zappa]], which features a monologue by his daughter [[Moon Unit Zappa| Moon Unit]].

==History==
The three-level mall was built on the site of [[Moses Sherman]]'s original 1911 thousand-acre investment in the area, at the present-day intersection of Ventura and Sepulveda boulevards.<ref name="LADN11">{{cite news
|title=Living Here: Sherman Oaks
|first= Ashley |last=Gordon
|date=May 26, 2011
|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]
|url=http://www.dailynews.com/ci_18139393 }}</ref> It opened on October 30, 1980<ref name="RetroNewsNow on Twitter">{{cite web
|title=On October 30, 1980, Southern California's Sherman Oaks Galleria mall, the center of #80s teenage mall culture, opened in 'The Valley'
|url=http://www.mobile.twitter.com
|date=October 30, 2017
|access-date=2021-09-04
}}</ref> with two department stores. [[J. W. Robinson's|Robinsons]] anchored the south, [[May Company California|May Company]] anchored the north.<ref name="LAT81"/> [[Pacific Theatres]]' ''Pacific 4'' opened in December 1980,<ref name="RetroNewsNow">
{{cite web
|title=Pacific 4 Theatres, which occupied the uppermost level of Sherman Oaks Galleria, would open in December 1980
|url=http://www.mobile.twitter.com
|date=October 30, 2017
|access-date=2021-09-04
}}</ref> and occupied the uppermost level of the mall.<ref name="LAT81"/> The mall became famous in the early 1980s as being the center of the teenage mall culture and a well-known teenage hangout.<ref name="Courier99">{{cite news
|title=Whatever happened to the Valley Girl?
|first=Deborah |last=Hastings
|newspaper=[[The Daily Courier (Arizona)]]
|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]
|date=March 8, 1999
|page=8A
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ap8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6946,841526&dq=sherman-oaks+galleria+northridge+earthquake&hl=en
|access-date=2011-07-21
}}</ref>

The Galleria formed the basis of the [[Frank Zappa]]/[[Moon Unit Zappa]] 1982 satirical single "[[Valley Girl (song)|Valley Girl]]" from Zappa's album ''[[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]''.<ref>{{cite journal
|title=Living: How Toe-dully Max Is Their Valley
|first1=Michael |last1=Demarest |first2=Alessandra |last2=Stanley
|date=September 27, 1982
|journal=[[Time Magazine]]
|url=http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,925750,00.html
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912163312/http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,925750,00.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=September 12, 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite book
|title=The Pacific Region (Series: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures)
|first1= Jan |last1=Goggans |first2=Aaron |last2=DiFranco
|year= 2004
|publisher= [[Greenwood Publishing Group]]
|page=281
|isbn=978-0-313-33043-8
|access-date=2011-11-14
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-6c1tgoSZkC&pg=PA281
}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal
|title=Update
|journal=Newsweek
|volume=106 |issue=1–9
|first1=Jean |last1=Strouse | author-link=Jean Strouse |first2=Raymond |last2=Moley |first3=Malcolm |last3= Muir
|date= January 1, 1985
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qtLjAAAAMAAJ&q=zappa+galleria
}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
Following on the popularity of the song, the TV show ''[[Real People (TV program)|Real People]]'' hosted an Ultimate Valley Girl competition (referred to as "a nightmare" by contest judge [[Moon Zappa]]), at the Galleria.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Valley Girl contest? Gag me with a spoon
|work=Eugene Register-Guard (Google News Archive)
|date=September 27, 1982
|agency=Wire services
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mxBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6649,6558034&dq=zappa+lawsuit+valley-girl&hl=en
|access-date=2012-09-30
}}</ref> In 1993, Robinsons and May Company merged, forming [[Robinsons-May]]. Both stores in the mall were converted to Robinsons-May, the north store becoming a Men's and Home store, and the south store becoming a Women's and Children's store.<ref name="LAT81">{{cite news
|title=Sherman Oaks Galleria - The Case of the Invisible Mall
|newspaper=Los Angeles Times
|first=John |last=Dreyfuss
|date=April 6, 1981
|page=F1
|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/659260542.html?dids=659260542:659260542&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+06%2C+1981&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Shermarn+Oaks+Galleria&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107121722/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/659260542.html?dids=659260542:659260542&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+06,+1981&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Shermarn+Oaks+Galleria&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2012}}{{subscription required
}}</ref><ref name="LADNMerge">{{cite news
|date=October 17, 1992
|newspaper= Daily News of Los Angeles
|title=Robinsons, May Co. to merge
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-17-mn-82-story.html <!-- spare url http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF6178A121D2029&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM -->}}</ref>

The 1990s saw business at the Galleria decline. In January 1994, the mall closed for 11 days for repairs following the [[Northridge earthquake]].<ref name="LAT94quake">{{cite news
|title=Brisk Sales Reported at Valley Stores Business
|newspaper=Los Angeles Times
|first1=George|last1=White |first2=Greg|last2=Miller
|date=November 26, 1994
|page=A1
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-26-mn-1541-story.html <!-- spare url https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59579718.html?dids=59579718:59579718&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+26%2C+1994&author=GEORGE+WHITE%3B+GREG+MILLER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Brisk+Sales+Reported+at+Valley+Stores+Business%3A+Shopping+rush+reflects+large+crowds+nationwide+and+shows+how+far+local+malls+have+come+since+Jan.+17+quake.+Sales+totals+appear+to+be+up+slightly+as+discounts+hold+sway.&pqatl=google -->
}}<!--{{subscription required}}--></ref><ref>{{cite news
|title=Shook Up, but Still Standing : Temblor: Aftershock jolts Valley residents' already frayed nerves.
|date=March 21, 1994
|first=Jill |last=Bettner
|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-21-me-36719-story.html|access-date=2011-07-21
}}</ref> Although the mall reopened quickly, Robinson-May didn't re-open its south wing store for four years following the earthquake, and many smaller stores on that floor closed.<ref name="LAT98">{{cite news
|title=Dispute Batters Galleria; Business: Sherman Oaks mall owner seeks to evict its largest tenant, Robinsons-May
|newspaper= Los Angeles Times
|page=Metro 1
|date=July 17, 1998
|first=George |last=White
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-17-me-4583-story.html <!--spare url https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/32079697.html?dids=32079697:32079697&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+17%2C+1998&author=GEORGE+WHITE&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Dispute+Batters+Galleria%3B+Business%3A+Sherman+Oaks+mall+owner+seeks+to+evict+its+largest+tenant%2C+Robinsons-May.&pqatl=google -->}}<!--{{subscription required}}-->
</ref> During that closure, the mall suffered due to having only one main anchor store. Mall management sued to evict Robinson-May in 1998, alleging that the delay was a lease violation and caused the store closures. R-M countersued, claiming that poor mall promotion and management were the cause.<ref name="LAT98"/> Closures continued through the 1990s until a gift and jewelry shop was one of the few remaining stores in 1999.<ref name="Courier99"/>

[[File:Shermanoaksgalleria.jpg|thumb|The rebuilt Sherman Oaks Galleria, opened in 2002, seen from [[Ventura Boulevard|Ventura]] and [[Sepulveda Boulevard|Sepulveda]] ]]

The mall closed in April 1999 for a major renovation<ref name="Courier99"/> and reopened in 2002 as an open-air center which was quite different from its previous incarnation.<ref name="LAT01">{{cite news
|title=Valley Icon's Reopening Has Some, Like, Worried
|date=February 17, 2001
|first=Kristina|last=Sauerwein
|newspaper=Los Angeles Times
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-17-me-26565-story.html
}}</ref> The new layout was termed "mixed-use".<ref name="ArchNews02">{{cite web
|title=Moribund Mall Makeover: Sherman Oaks Galleria by Gensler
|publisher=ArchNewsNow
|date=October 9, 2002
|url=http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature77.htm
}}</ref> The only remnant of the original mall is the court where the Pacific 16 Theatres is located, which are on the uppermost of what was previously the southern Robinsons-May store. The majority of the remaining mall was turned into offices.<ref name="Bergsman"/>

[[Warner Bros.]] set up offices<ref name="GalleriaDir"/> in what was once one of the mall entrances. Several mortgage companies and financial services providers are headquartered within the center. Additional tenants include [[24 Hour Fitness]], Burke Williams Day Spa, [[DSW Shoe Warehouse]], [[DeVry University]], Paul Mitchell, as well as several major restaurant chains , including [[Cheesecake Factory]], [[P. F. Chang's China Bistro]], [[Buffalo Wild Wings]], [[Starbucks]] & Frida Mexican Cuisine. The remodeling and new construction were designed by [[Gensler]] and built by Peck/Jones Construction, which in 2005 filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.<ref name="Peck">{{cite news
|title= Contractor Peck/Jones headed for Bankruptcy Court under Chapter 7
|last=Greenberg |first= David
|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]
|date=January 3, 2005
|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/human-resources/careers-career-path/311728-1.html|access-date=2011-07-21}}{{registration required}}
</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title=Tough economy hurting region's big private firms. (Up Front)
|last=Bronstad |first=Amanda
|newspaper=Los Angeles Business Journal
|date=October 28, 2002
|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/business-planning/business-structures-corporations/325883-1.html
|access-date=2011-07-21
}}</ref>

In June 2007, the Pacific Galleria 16 Theaters changed into an [[ArcLight Cinemas]], as [[Pacific Theatres|Pacific Theaters]] own the ArcLight brand.<ref name="LADN07">{{cite news
|title=Posh theater experience coming to Valley: Upscale Arclight to open at Sherman Oaks Galleria
|first=Julia M.|last=Scott
|date=August 8, 2007
|newspaper= [[Los Angeles Daily News]]
|url=http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_6568549
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812095902/http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_6568549
|archive-date=2007-08-12
}}</ref> The transformation began gradually, with re-branding at the start, and renovation throughout the summer of 2007. The theater was closed for three months to complete the process.<ref name="LADN07"/> In April 2021, Pacific Theatres & ArcLight Cinema declared they would not reopen any of their 18 locations following the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=Pacific and ArcLight theaters will not reopen after the pandemic, company says|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-04-12/pacific-and-arclight-theaters-will-not-reopen-following-the-pandemic-company-says|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

On June 18, 2021, the same day Pacific Theatres filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Maddaus|first1=Ethan Shanfeld,Gene|last2=Shanfeld|first2=Ethan|last3=Maddaus|first3=Gene|date=2021-06-18|title=Pacific Theatres Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy|url=https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/pacific-theatres-files-chapter-7-bankruptcy-1235000547/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> John Khamneipur, General Manager for owners Douglas Emmett, announced their lease with [[Regal Cinemas]],<ref name="Regal">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=Former ArcLight at Sherman Oaks Galleria taken over by Regal Cinemas|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-06-18/former-arclight-at-sherman-oaks-galleria-taken-over-by-regal-cinemas|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> the first of the former ArcLight/Pacific Theatres to announce such news. The theater reopened in July 2021 as part of the Regal Cinemas chain with a $10M added [[IMAX]], [[Regal_Cinemas#Premium_theaters|Regal RPX]], [[ScreenX]], & [[4DX]].<ref name="Regal" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Regal Cinemas Signs New Lease For Space Previously Occupied By Arclight Sherman Oaks |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/regal-arclight-sherman-oaks-lease-1234778350/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=19 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tartaglione |first1=Nancy |title=Cineworld Boss Mooky Greidinger Says 'Black Widow' Could Have Opened To $110M+ In U.S. Without Day-And-Date Streaming: "The Way To Generate Maximum Income On A Movie Is With A Window" |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/mooky-greidinger-interview-black-widow-day-cineworld-1234793975/ |quote=I would say that we have successfully opened Regal Sherman Oaks. I would really compliment our great team in real estate and in operations, which did the whole thing in record time. People really were so happy to get their local cinema back. |access-date=19 September 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=15 July 2021}}</ref>

In January 2023, Regal Cinemas announced that the theater would close on February 15 of that year unless the lease was renegotiated.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fuster|first=Jeremy|date=2023-01-19|title=Regal Cinemas to Close 39 Locations, Including Sherman Oaks Galleria|url=https://www.thewrap.com/regal-cinemas-close-39-theaters-sherman-oaks/|access-date=2023-01-21|website=The Wrap|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Brueggemann|first1=Tom|last2=Welk|first2=Brian|date=2023-02-15|title=39 Regal Theaters Were Supposed to Close February 15: Here's Why Most Are Still Open|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/regal-theaters-havent-closed-yet-1234809993/|access-date=2023-02-16|website=Indie Wire|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2023, Regal reached a new lease agreement with the galleria to continue operating the theater.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Regal|date=2023-05-22|title=Regal announces new lease agreement at Sherman Oaks Galleria|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/regal-announces-new-lease-agreement-at-sherman-oaks-galleria-301831268.html|access-date=2023-05-30|website=PR Newswire|language=en-US}}</ref>

In September 2022, it was announced that [[Hertz Investment Group|Hertz]] would move its [[Headquarters|HQ]] to Sherman Oaks Galleria in which move represents office reduction. Robert Licht said that there would be a ton of internal consideration that goes to an investment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aushenker |first=Michael |date=2022-09-12 |title=Hertz Moves HQ to Sherman Oaks Galleria |url=https://www.sfvbj.com/real-estate/hertz-moves-hq-to-sherman-oaks-galleria/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=San Fernando Valley Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Use in films==
The Galleria was featured in scenes in several films. ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'',<ref name="Bergsman">{{cite book
|title=Maverick Real Estate Investing: The Art of Buying and Selling Properties
|last=Bergsman |first= Steve
|publisher= [[John Wiley & Sons|Wiley]]
|year=2004
|pages=117–118
|isbn=978-0-471-46879-0
|access-date=17 July 2010
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-rptdr2Fu6MC&q=%22Sherman+Oaks+Galleria%22+locations&pg=PA117
}}</ref> ''[[Valley Girl (1983 film)|Valley Girl]]''<ref name="Courier99"/><ref name="Bergsman"/>(aerial, exterior shots), ''[[Night of the Comet]]'',
''[[Commando (1985 film)|Commando]]'',<ref>{{cite news
|last=Sullivan |first=Deborah
|date=November 5, 1998
|title=Still Happy as Fall Guy
|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] (thefreelibrary.com)
|quote=[Bob Yerkes] has swung across the Sherman Oaks Galleria for Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando.
|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/STILL+HAPPY+AS+FALL+GUY%3B+NORTHRIDGE+MAN,+66,+MARKS+50+YEARS+DOING...-a083844302
}}</ref><ref name="Fitzpatrick">{{cite magazine
|last=Fitzpatrick |first= Eileen
|date=July 13, 1996
|title= Only in L.A. - A Conventioneers Map to Star Video Sites
|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
|volume=108 |issue= 28 |page=60
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ogkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Sherman+Oaks+Galleria%22+terminator&pg=PA60
}}</ref> ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'',<ref name="Fitzpatrick"/> ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', Albert Brooks' ''[[Mother (1996 film)|Mother]]'',<ref name="Fitzpatrick"/>
''[[Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge]]'',<ref>{{cite journal
|last=Szebin |first= Frederick C.
|title=Eric's Revenge
|journal=[[Cinefantastique]]
|volume=20 |issue= 1/2. (November)
|page=30
|year= 1989
|quote=We eventually shot at Sherman Oaks Galleria. Roger Corman shot ''[[Chopping Mall]]'' there.
}}</ref> [[Walk Like a Man (1987 film)|''Walk Like a Man'' (1987)]],<ref>[[Walk Like a Man (1987 film)|''Walk Like a Man'' (1987)]] at 1:00:36.</ref> ''[[Innerspace]]''<ref>{{cite news
|first=David |last=Lustig
|title=What's the Attraction? Valley Area Draws Its Share of Tourists
|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|page=9A
|work=ProQuest Archiver
|date=June 22, 1989
|access-date=2011-07-23
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-22-vw-3061-story.html <!-- spare url https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66480970.html?dids=66480970:66480970&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+22%2C+1989&author=DAVID+LUSTIG&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=What%27s+the+Attraction%3F+Valley+Area+Draws+Its+Share+of+Tourists+Visiting+Los+Angeles&pqatl=google-->
}}</ref> and ''[[Chopping Mall]]''<ref>{{cite web
|last=Duralde
|first=Alonso
|date=April 7, 2009
|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna30035873
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104030329/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30035873%23.UEmSkiLoDOQ
|url-status=live
|archive-date=January 4, 2013
|title=Cinema du food court: Great mall movies
|publisher=MSNBC.com
}}</ref> were filmed at the Galleria, as were scenes for the 2011 release ''[[Crazy, Stupid, Love]]''.<ref>{{cite news
|title=Carell's choice to star in 'Despicable Me' and leave 'The Office' is all for the kids
|last=Lowman |first=Rob
|date=July 4, 2010
|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]
|url=http://www.dailynews.com/ci_15436625
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621234132/http://www.dailynews.com/ci_15436625
|archive-date=2011-06-21
|url-status=dead
|access-date=2011-07-23
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=On Location: California film tax credit helping keep Hollywood at home
|date = May 5, 2010
|author=Verrier, Richard
|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-05-la-fi-ct-onlocation-20100505-story.html
|access-date=2010-07-17
}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.shermanoaksgalleria.com Official website of Sherman Oaks Galleria]
*[http://www.shermanoaksgalleria.com Official website of Sherman Oaks Galleria]
*[http://www.deadmalls.com/malls/sherman_oaks_galleria.html Deadmalls.com writeup on the mall]

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[[Category:Shopping malls in California]]
[[Category:Shopping malls in the San Fernando Valley]]
[[Category:Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles]]
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 27 September 2024

Sherman Oaks Galleria
The Galleria, seen from I-405 in August 2010
Map
LocationSherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°9′15″N 118°28′0″W / 34.15417°N 118.46667°W / 34.15417; -118.46667
Opening dateOctober 30, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-10-30)[1]
(as former indoor mall)
2002; 23 years ago (2002) (as current business, entertainment and lifestyle center)
DeveloperDouglas Emmett, Inc
ManagementDouglas Emmett Management, LLC
OwnerDouglas Emmett 2016, LLC
No. of stores and services36[2]
No. of anchor tenants2[3]
Total retail floor area250,000 sq ft retail/entertainment
760,000 sq ft office[4]
No. of floors3 * With the exception of the Garden Office Building being 5 floors, and the Comerica Bank Building within Galleria complex is 16 floors*
Parking3,500 spaces
Valet service[5]
Websiteshermanoaksgalleria.com

Sherman Oaks Galleria is an open-air shopping mall and business center located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, at the corner of Ventura and Sepulveda Boulevards in the San Fernando Valley.

The teenage mall culture which formed around it and nearby malls formed the basis of the 1982 satirical song "Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa and daughter Moon Zappa, which mentions the Galleria by name, though it misattributes its location as Encino, which it abuts. The mall has been a shooting location for many films, most notably the seminal 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High as well as the 1983 film Valley Girl, both of which focused on the early 1980s San Fernando Valley youth culture.

History

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The three-level mall was built on the site of Moses Sherman's original 1911 thousand-acre investment in the area, at the present-day intersection of Ventura and Sepulveda boulevards.[6] It opened on October 30, 1980[1] with two department stores. Robinsons anchored the south, May Company anchored the north.[7] Pacific Theatres' Pacific 4 opened in December 1980,[8] and occupied the uppermost level of the mall.[7] The mall became famous in the early 1980s as being the center of the teenage mall culture and a well-known teenage hangout.[9]

The Galleria formed the basis of the Frank Zappa/Moon Unit Zappa 1982 satirical single "Valley Girl" from Zappa's album Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch.[10][11][12] Following on the popularity of the song, the TV show Real People hosted an Ultimate Valley Girl competition (referred to as "a nightmare" by contest judge Moon Zappa), at the Galleria.[13] In 1993, Robinsons and May Company merged, forming Robinsons-May. Both stores in the mall were converted to Robinsons-May, the north store becoming a Men's and Home store, and the south store becoming a Women's and Children's store.[7][14]

The 1990s saw business at the Galleria decline. In January 1994, the mall closed for 11 days for repairs following the Northridge earthquake.[15][16] Although the mall reopened quickly, Robinson-May didn't re-open its south wing store for four years following the earthquake, and many smaller stores on that floor closed.[17] During that closure, the mall suffered due to having only one main anchor store. Mall management sued to evict Robinson-May in 1998, alleging that the delay was a lease violation and caused the store closures. R-M countersued, claiming that poor mall promotion and management were the cause.[17] Closures continued through the 1990s until a gift and jewelry shop was one of the few remaining stores in 1999.[9]

The rebuilt Sherman Oaks Galleria, opened in 2002, seen from Ventura and Sepulveda

The mall closed in April 1999 for a major renovation[9] and reopened in 2002 as an open-air center which was quite different from its previous incarnation.[18] The new layout was termed "mixed-use".[19] The only remnant of the original mall is the court where the Pacific 16 Theatres is located, which are on the uppermost of what was previously the southern Robinsons-May store. The majority of the remaining mall was turned into offices.[20]

Warner Bros. set up offices[2] in what was once one of the mall entrances. Several mortgage companies and financial services providers are headquartered within the center. Additional tenants include 24 Hour Fitness, Burke Williams Day Spa, DSW Shoe Warehouse, DeVry University, Paul Mitchell, as well as several major restaurant chains , including Cheesecake Factory, P. F. Chang's China Bistro, Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks & Frida Mexican Cuisine. The remodeling and new construction were designed by Gensler and built by Peck/Jones Construction, which in 2005 filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.[21][22]

In June 2007, the Pacific Galleria 16 Theaters changed into an ArcLight Cinemas, as Pacific Theaters own the ArcLight brand.[23] The transformation began gradually, with re-branding at the start, and renovation throughout the summer of 2007. The theater was closed for three months to complete the process.[23] In April 2021, Pacific Theatres & ArcLight Cinema declared they would not reopen any of their 18 locations following the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]

On June 18, 2021, the same day Pacific Theatres filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy,[25] John Khamneipur, General Manager for owners Douglas Emmett, announced their lease with Regal Cinemas,[26] the first of the former ArcLight/Pacific Theatres to announce such news. The theater reopened in July 2021 as part of the Regal Cinemas chain with a $10M added IMAX, Regal RPX, ScreenX, & 4DX.[26][27][28]

In January 2023, Regal Cinemas announced that the theater would close on February 15 of that year unless the lease was renegotiated.[29][30] In May 2023, Regal reached a new lease agreement with the galleria to continue operating the theater.[31]

In September 2022, it was announced that Hertz would move its HQ to Sherman Oaks Galleria in which move represents office reduction. Robert Licht said that there would be a ton of internal consideration that goes to an investment.[32]

Use in films

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The Galleria was featured in scenes in several films. Fast Times at Ridgemont High,[20] Valley Girl[9][20](aerial, exterior shots), Night of the Comet, Commando,[33][34] Back to the Future Part II,[34] Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Albert Brooks' Mother,[34] Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge,[35] Walk Like a Man (1987),[36] Innerspace[37] and Chopping Mall[38] were filmed at the Galleria, as were scenes for the 2011 release Crazy, Stupid, Love.[39][40]

References

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  1. ^ a b "On October 30, 1980, Southern California's Sherman Oaks Galleria mall, the center of #80s teenage mall culture, opened in 'The Valley'". October 30, 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ a b Directory. Sherman Oaks Galleria. Accessed May 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Shops. Sherman Oaks Galleria. Accessed May 29, 2011.
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  5. ^ Parking Information. Sherman Oaks Galleria. Accessed May 29, 2011.
  6. ^ Gordon, Ashley (May 26, 2011). "Living Here: Sherman Oaks". Los Angeles Daily News.
  7. ^ a b c Dreyfuss, John (April 6, 1981). "Sherman Oaks Galleria - The Case of the Invisible Mall". Los Angeles Times. p. F1. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012.(subscription required)
  8. ^ "Pacific 4 Theatres, which occupied the uppermost level of Sherman Oaks Galleria, would open in December 1980". October 30, 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  9. ^ a b c d Hastings, Deborah (March 8, 1999). "Whatever happened to the Valley Girl?". The Daily Courier (Arizona). AP. p. 8A. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  10. ^ Demarest, Michael; Stanley, Alessandra (September 27, 1982). "Living: How Toe-dully Max Is Their Valley". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012.
  11. ^ Goggans, Jan; DiFranco, Aaron (2004). The Pacific Region (Series: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures). Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-313-33043-8. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  12. ^ Strouse, Jean; Moley, Raymond; Muir, Malcolm (January 1, 1985). "Update". Newsweek. 106 (1–9).(subscription required)
  13. ^ "Valley Girl contest? Gag me with a spoon". Eugene Register-Guard (Google News Archive). Wire services. September 27, 1982. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  14. ^ "Robinsons, May Co. to merge". Daily News of Los Angeles. October 17, 1992.
  15. ^ White, George; Miller, Greg (November 26, 1994). "Brisk Sales Reported at Valley Stores Business". Los Angeles Times. p. A1.
  16. ^ Bettner, Jill (March 21, 1994). "Shook Up, but Still Standing : Temblor: Aftershock jolts Valley residents' already frayed nerves". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  17. ^ a b White, George (July 17, 1998). "Dispute Batters Galleria; Business: Sherman Oaks mall owner seeks to evict its largest tenant, Robinsons-May". Los Angeles Times. p. Metro 1.
  18. ^ Sauerwein, Kristina (February 17, 2001). "Valley Icon's Reopening Has Some, Like, Worried". Los Angeles Times.
  19. ^ "Moribund Mall Makeover: Sherman Oaks Galleria by Gensler". ArchNewsNow. October 9, 2002.
  20. ^ a b c Bergsman, Steve (2004). Maverick Real Estate Investing: The Art of Buying and Selling Properties. Wiley. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-0-471-46879-0. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  21. ^ Greenberg, David (January 3, 2005). "Contractor Peck/Jones headed for Bankruptcy Court under Chapter 7". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 2011-07-21.(registration required)
  22. ^ Bronstad, Amanda (October 28, 2002). "Tough economy hurting region's big private firms. (Up Front)". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
  23. ^ a b Scott, Julia M. (August 8, 2007). "Posh theater experience coming to Valley: Upscale Arclight to open at Sherman Oaks Galleria". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on 2007-08-12.
  24. ^ "Pacific and ArcLight theaters will not reopen after the pandemic, company says". Los Angeles Times. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  25. ^ Maddaus, Ethan Shanfeld,Gene; Shanfeld, Ethan; Maddaus, Gene (2021-06-18). "Pacific Theatres Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ a b "Former ArcLight at Sherman Oaks Galleria taken over by Regal Cinemas". Los Angeles Times. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  27. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 June 2021). "Regal Cinemas Signs New Lease For Space Previously Occupied By Arclight Sherman Oaks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  28. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (15 July 2021). "Cineworld Boss Mooky Greidinger Says 'Black Widow' Could Have Opened To $110M+ In U.S. Without Day-And-Date Streaming: "The Way To Generate Maximum Income On A Movie Is With A Window"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 September 2021. I would say that we have successfully opened Regal Sherman Oaks. I would really compliment our great team in real estate and in operations, which did the whole thing in record time. People really were so happy to get their local cinema back.
  29. ^ Fuster, Jeremy (2023-01-19). "Regal Cinemas to Close 39 Locations, Including Sherman Oaks Galleria". The Wrap. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  30. ^ Brueggemann, Tom; Welk, Brian (2023-02-15). "39 Regal Theaters Were Supposed to Close February 15: Here's Why Most Are Still Open". Indie Wire. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  31. ^ Regal (2023-05-22). "Regal announces new lease agreement at Sherman Oaks Galleria". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  32. ^ Aushenker, Michael (2022-09-12). "Hertz Moves HQ to Sherman Oaks Galleria". San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  33. ^ Sullivan, Deborah (November 5, 1998). "Still Happy as Fall Guy". Los Angeles Daily News (thefreelibrary.com). [Bob Yerkes] has swung across the Sherman Oaks Galleria for Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando.
  34. ^ a b c Fitzpatrick, Eileen (July 13, 1996). "Only in L.A. - A Conventioneers Map to Star Video Sites". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 28. p. 60.
  35. ^ Szebin, Frederick C. (1989). "Eric's Revenge". Cinefantastique. 20 (1/2. (November)): 30. We eventually shot at Sherman Oaks Galleria. Roger Corman shot Chopping Mall there.
  36. ^ Walk Like a Man (1987) at 1:00:36.
  37. ^ Lustig, David (June 22, 1989). "What's the Attraction? Valley Area Draws Its Share of Tourists". ProQuest Archiver. Los Angeles Times. p. 9A. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  38. ^ Duralde, Alonso (April 7, 2009). "Cinema du food court: Great mall movies". MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.
  39. ^ Lowman, Rob (July 4, 2010). "Carell's choice to star in 'Despicable Me' and leave 'The Office' is all for the kids". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  40. ^ Verrier, Richard (May 5, 2010). "On Location: California film tax credit helping keep Hollywood at home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
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