Citadel Outlets

{{Short description|Outlet mall in Commerce, California, US}}

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The Citadel Outlets are an outlet mall in the City of Commerce, California, along the Santa Ana Freeway southeast of Downtown Los Angeles, which features the Exotic Revival architecture of a tire factory, whose partial remnants the complex occupies, built in the style of the castle of Assyrian king Sargon II.{{cite news |last=Ngo |first=Audrey |date=June 20, 2018 |title=Why L.A.'s Citadel looks like an ancient Assyrian palace |work=LAist |publisher=Southern California Public Radio |url=https://laist.com/2018/06/20/why_las_citadel_looks_like_an_ancie.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103144931/https://laist.com/2018/06/20/why_las_citadel_looks_like_an_ancie.php |archive-date=2019-01-03}}

In 1929, architects Morgan, Walls and Clements, who also designed Los Angeles’ Mayan Theater, built the Samson Tire and Rubber Co. factory; the factory closed in 1978 and the Commerce government bought the site for $14 million in 1983. In 1990, Trammell Crow Co. was hired for the site's $118 million redevelopment into an outlet center and adjacent 201-room Wyndham Garden Hotel (now a Doubletree).

After the partnership defaulted on its ground lease the city sold the complex to Craig Realty bought for $50 million in July 2002, with the condition that Craig would double the size of the mall.

A {{convert|157000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} expansion was completed in 2010.[http://jastowellconstruction.com/newsroom/2010/10/26/jas-completes-157000-square-feet-of-new-construction-at-las-citadel "Citadel Outlets", JAS Towell Construction]

It is also the site of Black Friday on Thanksgiving, which led to longer lines since there are discounted prices on merchandise. There are some security measures implemented recently.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-26 |title=Citadel Outlets open early for Black Friday shopping |url=https://abc7.com/citadel-outlets-black-friday-deals-shopping-online/11270863/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}}

In 2019, there was a proposed expansion of shopping center that would include both hotel towers and monorail while linking the sprawling property. This focuses new development on three sites. It would also include construction of multiple new retail buildings. The two story building would be used for Adventure Experiential Retail.{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Steven |date=2019-02-25 |title=Proposed Expansion of Commerce's Citadel Outlets Would Include Hotel Towers and a Monorail |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/proposed-expansion-commerces-citadel-outlets-would-include-hotel-towers-and-monorail |access-date=2022-07-05 |work=Urbanize LA |language=en}}

In July 1, 2022, it would unveil “Los Angeles: Home of Champions”, with paying homage to Los Angeles’ world champion sports teams. This would feature Super Bowl LVI Champions, Los Angeles Rams, as well as World Series Champions. This would start through July 1 through Labor Day, September 6.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Local Event: Citadel Outlets Brings in North America's Largest Sand Sculpture |url=https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/calendar/event/20220701/1877612/citadel-outlets-brings-in-north-americas-largest-sand-sculpture |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Los Angeles, CA Patch |language=en}}