Bella Terra is an outdoor shopping mall in Huntington Beach, California. It was built on the site of the former Huntington Center.
- 1966: Opened as the enclosed Huntington Center. It originally had The Broadway, JCPenney, and Montgomery Ward.
- 1986: New wing is built with Mervyn's.
- 1992: JCPenney closes and moves to Westminster Mall.
- 1995: Burlington Coat Factory replaces JCPenney
- 1996: The Broadway closes.
- 2001: Montgomery Ward closes
- 2003: Mall closes, except for Meryvn's and BCF. It is demolished soon afterward, except for Wards and The Broadway's empty buildings.
- 2006: Bella Terra opens with Kohl's now in the old The Broadway building. The Wards was never renovated and still stands.
- 2008: Mervyn's closes.
- 2010: Montgomery Ward is demolished.
- 2011-Current - Construction begins on Costco Wholesale building
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