The Huntington Center was the first enclosed, all-weather mall in Orange County.
It opened in 1966 at a cost of $20,000,000 with 55 retailers occupying a total of 842,855 square feet (78,303.8 m²) of retail space on a 58-acre (23 ha) lot, and parking for 3,700 cars.

Department store anchored the center:
The Broadway, 150,000 square feet (14,000 m²) on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) lot, Charles Luckman and Associates, architects
JCPenney, 206,090 square feet (19,146 m²) plus a 20,000 square feet (1,900 m²) auto service center
Montgomery Ward 2 stories, 168,900 square feet (15,690 m²) plus a 29,000 square feet (2,700 m²) auto service center on a 13.6-acre (5.5 ha) lot
Barker Brothers furniture store (built with the same architectural style as The Broadway) across the parking lot and an unenclosed strip of several shops adjacent.

Additional tenants at opening included Lerner's, Judy's, Harris & Frank, Leed's, Kinney Shoes, Thom McAn, Security First National Bank, Crocker-Citizens National Bank Food Fair supermarket and Thrifty Drug Stores.

An eight-ton statue from Budapest, Hungary was installed in the center of the mall.
The Huntington Center was the first enclosed, all-weather mall in Orange County. It opened in 1966 at a cost of $20,000,000 with 55 retailers occupying a total of 842,855 square feet (78,303.8 m²) of retail space on a 58-acre (23 ha) lot, and parking for 3,700 cars.
Department store anchored the center:
The Broadway, 150,000 square feet (14,000 m²) on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) lot, Charles Luckman and Associates, architects
JCPenney, 206,090 square feet (19,146 m²) plus a 20,000 square feet (1,900 m²) auto service center
Montgomery Ward 2 stories, 168,900 square feet (15,690 m²) plus a 29,000 square feet (2,700 m²) auto service center on a 13.6-acre (5.5 ha) lot
Barker Brothers furniture store (built with the same architectural style as The Broadway) across the parking lot and an unenclosed strip of several shops adjacent.
Additional tenants at opening included Lerner's, Judy's, Harris & Frank, Leed's, Kinney Shoes, Thom McAn, Security First National Bank, Crocker-Citizens National Bank Food Fair supermarket and Thrifty Drug Stores.
An eight-ton statue from Budapest, Hungary was installed in the center of the mall.
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