The DEL AMO mall was built on a 78-acre section of the 200-acre Del Amo Center development. In addition to a major retail complex, this edge city would eventually include residential, financial, office and medical facilities.
Photo from Cal State University Dominguez Hills ArchivesGraphic from The Del Amo Estate Company
Sears Torrance covered 284,000 square feet and featured a freestanding Garden & Patio Shop, freestanding Auto Center and two Peggy Kellogg Snackettes.
A newspaper article from October 1959 extols the many features of the new Sears.
Graphic from Sears, Roebuck & Company
Advert from The Del Amo Estate Company
The Penney's at DEL AMO CENTER covered two floors and around 70,000 square feet.
Drawing from the J.C. Penney Company
