The Block, CA

The Block at Orange (built on the former site of The City Shopping Center) is an open-air shopping mall developed by The Mills Corporation and now owned jointly by The Mills, A Simon Company,(Simon Property Group), Faralon Capital and KanAm, in Orange, California, a few miles southeast of Disneyland near the heart of the Orange Crush interchange. It is popular with adults for its higher end stores, including Burke Williams Day Spa, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Sak's Fifth Avenue OFF 5th, Nike Factory Store, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Frederick's of Hollywood and Borders Books. Block at Orange is popular among teenagers for its more youthful offerings including Vans skatepark, Skechers, PacSun, Puma, Tilly's, and a Hollister Outlet. It is also known for its nightlife because of its AMC 30 Movie Theater, Lucky Strike Lanes, Dave & Buster's, and Cafe Tu Tu Tango, a bar featuring art work and salsa dancing and Alcatraz, a San Francisco themed brewpub named after - and borrowing some themes from - the former prison at Alcatraz Island. The Block is also home to other restaurants including the Market Broiler, Koji's Japanese restaurant, Johnny Rockets, Eurostation Crepes and Corner Bakery Cafe. Out-parcels found adjacent to The Block's parking lots are L.A. Fitness, El Torito, TGIFridays, Carl's Junior and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.
Prior to 1998, the site was home to an enclosed mall called The City Shopping Center, featuring anchor stores May Company California and JC Penney, anchoring The City edge city complex. Mills purchased the site, originally considering conversion to an outlet mall named "CityMills," but instead built an outdoor lifestyle center after seeing the success of the Irvine Spectrum. The center's old slogan was The Block at Orange... It Ain't Square.
It was The Mills Corporation's first outdoor mall not to have the "Mills" name.