A store map of the initial LA MIRADA CENTER, showing stores in operation as of late 1960.
Advert from the Starret Corporation
A circa-1962 view of the Gateway Cities shopping hub and its Ohrbach's anchor store. As one can see, the southern section of the mall site (on the right) has yet to be developed. A House of Pancakes restaurant, seen in the lower left corner, had opened in February 1961. It was the first store in today's International House of Pancakes (IHOP) chain.
Photo from Silver, McWilliams & Sherman / Los Angeles Public Library
A detail view of the circa-'63 LA MIRADA CENTER. The Hiram's Market grocery store has recently been rebranded by the Lucky Stores chain.
LUCKY STORES (with supermarket, department store & pharmacy) / OHRBACH'S (with beauty salon) / J.J. NEWBERRY (with luncheonette) / BARKER BROTHERS FURNITURE / MARKET BASKET supermarket / Adam & Eve Health Club / Steve Allen men's wear / Allied Arts Center / Allstate Insurance / Arden's Women's Shop / Arlotti's Shoe Repair / John Bibb, M.D. / Brownie's Toys / Burgermaster Restaurant / La Mirada Chamber of Commerce / Childer's Courtesy Center / Choates Bakery / C.E. Christian, Optometrist / Citizens National Bank / Citizen's Real Estate / City Barber Shop / La Mirada City Hall / City National Bank / Colonial Garden Center / Dorothey's Maternity Fashions / Fashion Shoes / Gallenkamp Shoes / Graham Realty / Heck's Men's Store / Heims-Elterman Insurance / Home Savings & Loan Association / Household Finance Corporation / House of Pancakes / Victor E. Isreal, D.D.S. / Joel's / James T. Jenkins, Attorney / Karmelkorn / Donald A. Knox, D.D.S. / La Mirada Bowl / La Mirada Business Properties / La Mirada Carpet / La Mirada Cleaners / La Mirada Community Room / La Mirada Escrow / La Mirada Lamplighter Newspaper / La Mirada Laundramatic / La Mirada Music / La Mirada Pet Shop / La Mirada Professional Building / La Mirada Theatre / La Mirada Van & Storage / Lane Crawford Stationery / Los Angeles County Public Library / Art Lot's Chevron / McCormick Mattress / US Post Office / Richfield Service Station / T.L. Robertson, D.D.S. / Royal Jewelers / Seaboard Finance / Shannon Sports Center / Shell Service Center / Sherwin-Williams Paints / Silhouette Beauty Salon / Singer Sewing Center / Stage Stop Travel / Thrifty Drug / Tribble Tailors / Western Auto / Denson B. Wheels, M.D. / Wilder's Children's Shoes / Youth Town / Zale's Jewelers / Zee's Fashion Fabrics / Zwilling Photographic Center
