Currents · Business · 2026-08-20
Mega 35-acre shopping mall built in 1977 in California, seen in ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘Gone Girl,’ is finally being demolished after decades of abandonment
Hawthorne Plaza in California, the abandoned mega mall built in 1977, is finally being demolished after decades of decline. Once home to more than 130 stores, the mall later became a Hollywood filming location for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Gone Girl. Now, after years of failed redeve... Hawthorne Plaza in California, the abandoned mega mall built in 1977, is finally being demolished after decades of decline.
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