Most of the 1940s strip center was demolished in the late 1980s, leaving

its two anchors intact. These were worked into a 2-level, fully-enclosed

mall, extending over Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and connecting

into the May Company building on the north side of the street.



A circa-2007 site plan of the shopping complex. Wal-Mart,
which was the Arkansas retailer's first tri-level store, is
also the only Wal-Mart in L.A. proper.