Cerritos Towne Center

The following year in 1971, discussions were held to feature a Polynesian cultural center complete with an artificial ocean with six islands and a volcano that would erupt nightly.

[2] Market research conducted by the city concluded that a mixed-use of public facilities, hotels, office and commercial buildings would be the most ideal usage of the Golden Triangle space.

Capitalizing on its proximity to the Artesia Freeway, the redevelopment agency spent $8.6 million on road improvements, adding on-ramps and off-ramps to the Towne Center, and landscaping.

Indeed, the national accounts division of ADP moved its regional headquarters into the Cerritos Towne Center and were the first occupants of the office sector.

To much fanfare, Smith's Food King and one of the first Walmart stores in the Los Angeles area ushered in the commercial phase of the Towne Center project on August 26, 1994.