ONTARIO MILLS

'Ontario Mills' is a large enclosed outlet mall located in Ontario, California; it is one of the primary tourist attractions in the Inland Empire. It is located on the former site of the Ontario Motor Speedway. Like all other Mills properties, it is owned by the Mills Corporation. One of the largest shopping malls in North America, the mall opened to the public in 1996.
The mall is near the Ontario International Airport, as well as the interchange between the Ontario Freeway (Interstate 15) and the San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10).

Contents

Size

Tenants

Anchors & Majors

Effect on surrounding area

Gallery

External links

Size

According to the mall's website, it is the largest one-level shopping mall in Western North America (there are larger malls, but they have two or more levels).
The mall is so enormous, that at each entrance, the automatic doors continuously play audio reminders of which entrance one used (in both English and Spanish). The use of this audio service has been rare in recent times. The light poles in the parking lots are decorated with large "Where Did You Park?" signs.
This is seen at almost every other Mills mall, as well.

Tenants

Some of the mall's major tenants include Hot Topic, the British chain Virgin Megastore (one of only seven locations in California), a Nike store, a JCPenney outlet store, a Nordstrom Rack, a 30-screen AMC movie theatre (technically a megaplex), dining and entertainment venue, Dave & Buster's, and a GameWorks video arcade.
Ontario Mills is home to many designer label outlet stores. Among these are: Ann Taylor, Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Bostonian/Clark, and Guess?. Saks 5th Avenue has an outlet store, as well as, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister Co., Kenneth Cole, Levi's and Dockers (one of only two locations in California).
It is possible that in late 2006 the china and silverware store, Mikasa, will be phased out with the relocation of GAP Outlet to replace it. A Banana Republic Outlet will possibly take GAP Outlet's space.
The mall also has a large food court, with about 1,000 seats, and all the usual food court tenants like Panda Express, Burger King, and Sbarro; it also carries the only location of the 1990s chain Kenny Rogers Roasters. Restaurants outside of the food court include Rainforest Cafe and Market Broiler.
Ontario Mills was formerly home to a Vans Skate Park, which in early 2005 was closed and converted into Steve & Barry's. Sports Authority closed its . store in 2004 when the company merged with Gart Sports. The well-known Wolfgang Puck Cafe was taken down in early 2005 to be replaced by the Ralph Lauren Factory Store. as of 2007 Ontario mills has gone down hill, there have been numerous shooting in the mall and the local gangs hang out there. The Victoria Gardens Shopping center is the new hang out for the inland empire.

Anchors & Majors

★ AMC Theatres (., 30 screens)

★ Baby Depot ()

★ Bed Bath & Beyond ()

★ Burlington Coat Factory ()

★ The Children's Place ()

★ Cost Plus ()

★ Dave & Buster's ()

★ Forever 21 ()

★ Group USA ()

★ JCPenney Outlet Store ()

★ Liz Claiborne ()

★ Marshalls ()

★ Mikasa ()

★ MJM Designer Shoes ()

★ Nike ()

★ Nordstrom Rack ()

★ Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue ()

★ Off Broadway Shoes ()

★ Old Navy ()

★ Polo Ralph Lauren ()

★ Rainforest Cafe ()

★ Sam Ash ()

★ Sega Gameworks ()

★ Steve & Barry's ()

★ Virgin Megastore ()

Effect on surrounding area

Like most premium outlet centers, Ontario Mills was built in a remote area; the surrounding area was once rural and desert-like. However, the development of the mall has since contributed to the rapid urbanization of the Eastern Ontario area.

Gallery

External links

★ Ontario Mills

★ Mills Corporation