2,500 Workers Put Finishing Touches on Largest Retail and Residential Destination to Open in California This Year - The Americana at Brand.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- While everyone is talking about the economic downturn, the slowdown in construction and the poor outlook for retail and housing, 2,500 workers are busily preparing for the opening of The Americana at Brand Americana at Brand will be a large outdoor shopping community in Glendale, California. The site is owned by Caruso Affiliated, who owns many other commercial properties such as The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles, CA. on May 2 in Glendale, California Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is an important suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area. , making the development look like a "well functioning anthill," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a front page article in the California section of today's Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). . The almost one million-square-foot, $400 million outdoor shopping, dining and luxury residential community is the brainchild of Rick Caruso, the visionary who created The Grove, the immensely popular shopping and entertainment destination next to the historic Farmer's Market in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles. The Americana at Brand is expected to be the hottest destination in Southern California this year. While retailers have pulled back in other locations, they have filled all of the spaces at The Americana at Brand, anticipating the center will surpass The Grove which pulls in more than 18 million people each year. [TABLE OMITTED] |
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