Glendale Galleria

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"An older, multi-level enclosed mall opened in 1976 and designed under Jon Jerde’s influence from Ray Bradbury’s essay about malls as public 'somewhere to go,' producing an ambience of comforting disorientation or 'aesthetics of lostness.' It features a famously labyrinthine parking garage with free parking, a democratic hodgepodge of anchors (including Macy’s, Target, Bloomingdale’s, and JCPenney), quirky tenants (escape rooms, selfie attractions, even a military recruitment center), and a noisy, vibrant food court — the original site of the first Panda Express (1983) — that functions like a civic plaza where office workers, families, teens, and retirees converge for casual encounters. Its messier, more lowbrow energy is often contrasted with the polished outdoor mall across the street, and the relocation of a destination dumpling restaurant here surprised many locals." - Ryan Bradley