The three-level mall was built on the site of Moses Sherman's original 1911 thousand-acre investment in the area, at the present-day intersection of Ventura and Sepulveda boulevards.

[10][11][12] Following on the popularity of the song, the TV show Real People hosted an Ultimate Valley Girl competition (referred to as "a nightmare" by contest judge Moon Zappa), at the Galleria.

Mall management sued to evict Robinson-May in 1998, alleging that the delay was a lease violation and caused the store closures.

[9] The mall closed in April 1999 for a major renovation[9] and reopened in 2002 as an open-air center which was quite different from its previous incarnation.

[19] The only remnant of the original mall is the court where the Pacific 16 Theatres is located, which are on the uppermost of what was previously the southern Robinsons-May store.

Additional tenants include 24 Hour Fitness, Burke Williams Day Spa, DSW Shoe Warehouse, DeVry University, Paul Mitchell, as well as several major restaurant chains , including Cheesecake Factory, P. F. Chang's China Bistro, Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks & Frida Mexican Cuisine.

[26][27][28] In January 2023, Regal Cinemas announced that the theater would close on February 15 of that year unless the lease was renegotiated.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High,[20] Valley Girl[9][20](aerial, exterior shots), Night of the Comet, Commando,[33][34] Back to the Future Part II,[34] Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Albert Brooks' Mother,[34] Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge,[35] Walk Like a Man (1987),[36] Innerspace[37] and Chopping Mall[38] were filmed at the Galleria, as were scenes for the 2011 release Crazy, Stupid, Love.