History

The center opened on 10 February 1964, anchored by a three-level May Company and a two-level Montgomery Ward, with 83 retailers across two levels — the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled regional mall in Southern California. The Broadway joined that August, dedicated as a third anchor.

What follows is a narrative spine, hung on the major events in the record, and beneath it the complete chronology — the center itself, and the surrounding retail context that shaped it. Each entry links to its own page, where the sources and photographs sit. Major turning points are marked; this page is edited prose over generated data.

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Chronology20 events · subject + context

Year

Event

Type

Scope

West Valley Center planning and site assembly on the former Warner Ranch Milestone Subject · Major

Topanga Plaza ice rink closes Closure Subject · Major

1963 Groundbreaking for Topanga Plaza Groundbreaking Subject · Major

1964 Topanga Plaza opens as Southern California's first enclosed shopping mall Opening Subject · Major

1964 Food Fair supermarket opens at Topanga Plaza Opening Subject · Major

1964 The Broadway dedicated as Topanga Plaza's third anchor Opening Subject · Major

1965 Topanga Plaza Ice Arena opens Opening Subject · Major

1993 May Company store rebranded as Robinsons-May Milestone Subject · Major

1993 CenterMark sold to a Westfield-led consortium Ownership Change Subject · Major

1994 Northridge earthquake damage and reopening Milestone Subject · Major

2013 Construction begins on The Village Milestone Context · Major

2015 The Village at Westfield Topanga opens Opening Context · Major

2018 Seventy million dollar interior renovation announced Remodel Subject · Major

2018 Unibail-Rodamco completes its acquisition of Westfield Ownership Change Subject · Major

2020 Sears building redevelopment announced Announcement Subject · Major

2022 AMC DINE-IN Topanga 12 opens and the new district begins staged unveiling Opening Subject · Major

2023 Luxury wing opens Expansion Subject · Major

2023 Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield moves to sell its United States portfolio Announcement Subject · Major

2023 Westfield Promenade sold to Stan Kroenke Ownership Change Context · Major

2023 Topanga Social opens Opening Subject · Major