AMERICANA MALL STARTS WITH BANG.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer GLENDALE -- In a ceremony complete with confetti and fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to , officials and community members broke ground Thursday on the $324 million 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. project. The outdoor mall is expected to open in March 2008 on 15 1/2 acres next to the Glendale Galleria The Glendale Galleria is a large 3 story regional shopping mall located in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. It is the second largest mall in Los Angeles County. It is located in Downtown Glendale. . ``Folks, you're standing on ground zero of the resurgence and the renaissance of Glendale,'' City Councilman Ara Najarian said. Americana at Brand will feature retail, restaurants and a movie theater, plus 338 apartments and condominiums. Caruso Affiliated Caruso Affiliated is a real estate development company in California, U.S.A.. It is headed by Rick Caruso. It is known particularly for building higher-end outdoor shopping centers. expects to start pouring the foundation and installing utilities late this summer. The project's budget is $324 million, developer Rick Caruso said. That's more than the previously disclosed figure of $265 million, the result of both increased construction costs and the fact that the new budget factors in building the condos instead of selling off those building rights to another developer. During the ceremony, officials and community members sat under a white tent as a jazz ensemble played off stage. At one point, Caruso pushed down on a detonator detonator (dĕ`tənā'tər), type of explosive that reacts with great rapidity and is used to set off other, more inert explosives. Fulminate of mercury mixed with potassium chlorate is a commonly used detonator. to ignite fireworks in a makeshift wooden building, and the roughly 10-foot structure collapsed as audience members cheered. alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 |
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