Huntington Beach's Huntington Center 


Signage that stood at the main entrance to Orange County's first fully-enclosed shopping center. Original stores in HUNTINGTON CENTER opened for business between November 1965 and November 1966.


The mall's original logo featured "The Archer," which was a depiction of a statue which stood in Center Court.
Graphic from the Huntington Beach Company


In 1967, the gleaming new HUNTINGTON CENTER encompassed around 842,900 leasable square feet and housed fifty-five stores and services. Free parking was provided for 4,000 autos.

HUNTINGTON CENTER TENANTS 1967:

THE BROADWAY (with Chafing Dish Restaurant, Coffee Shop and freestanding Tire Center) / J.C. PENNEY (with Coffee Shop and freestanding Auto Center) / MONTGOMERY WARD (with Snack Bar and freestanding Auto Center) / Bond Clothes / Carat's For Men / Chic Accessories / Chuckburger / Clark Cafeteria / Comar's Shoes / Dewey & Elam's men's wear / El Poco Candies & Gifts / Family Bookstore / French Cafe / Gene's ladies' wear / Gladys Fowler ladies' wear / Gudes-Barnett Shoes / Harris & Frank apparel / House of Cards / House of Fabrics / Huntington Center Hallmark / Huntington Center Tobacconist / Jackie's ladies' wear / Judy's ladies' wear / Kinney Shoes / Kirk Jewelers / Lawson's Jewelers / Leed's Qualicraft  Shoes / Lerner Shops / Mode O'Day Frock Shop / Parklane Hosiery / Paul Allen Shoes / Regal Shoes / Security First National Bank (outparcel) / See's Candies / Singer Sewing Center / The Pie Man / Thom McAn Shoes / Toy World / Trend O' Fashion ladies' wear / Youngland Children's Wear / Young Maternity Shop / Winstead Cameras