
Serramonte is a large 1960s residential neighborhood developed by Fred and Carl Gellert and was one of the largest construction jobs in Northern California at the time. This region of
Daly City located near
Colma which was a former ranch of 900 acres south of San Francisco, California, is also home to numerous
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
s, strip malls, and
big box Big Box, Big box, or Big-box may refer to:
*Big-box store
A big-box store (also hyperstore, supercenter, superstore, or megastore) is a physically large retail establishment, usually part of a chain of stores. The term sometimes also refers, ...
retailers. When it was still being constructed at the time, locals resembled it to the adjacent
Westlake Neighborhood which was developed by
Henry Doelger
Henry Doelger (pronounced DOLE-jer) (June 23, 1896, San Francisco – July 23, 1978) was a San Francisco developer known for the creation of large low-cost housing tracts in San Francisco and Daly City.
Biography
Doelger was born behind his pare ...
as it made a huge impact in the city as it was like building a city within one. Serramonte is also home to thousands of Filipinos; once known as Serra-Manila. The nexus of Serramonte is
Serramonte Center
Serramonte Mall is a . super-regional shopping mall located in Daly City, California. The mall is anchored by Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Target.
The mall is owned by Capital & Counties and is managed by Jones Lang LaSalle.
History
Serram ...
, originally opened in 1968, near the intersection of
State Route 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbered S ...
and
Interstate 280, in the triangle formed by Callan Boulevard, Serramonte Boulevard, and
Junipero Serra Boulevard which originally opened in 1968.
External links
Serramonte Center
Neighborhoods in Daly City, California
Junípero Serra
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