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SHOPPING: MALLS & SHOPPING CENTERS
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Horton Plaza
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The Disneyland of shopping malls, Horton Plaza is the heart of the revitalized city center, bounded by Broadway, First and Fourth avenues, and G Street. Covering 6 1/2 city blocks, the multilevel shopping center has more than 130 specialty shops, including art galleries, clothing and shoe stores, several fun shops for kids, and bookstores. There's a 14-screen cinema, three major department stores, and a variety of restaurants and short-order eateries. It's almost as much an attraction as SeaWorld or the San Diego Zoo, transcending its genre with a conglomeration of rambling paths, bridges, towers, piazzas, sculptures, fountains, and live greenery. Performers provide background entertainment throughout the year. Designed by the local Jerde Partnership and inspired by European shopping streets and districts like Athens's Plaka and London's Portobello Road, Horton Plaza opened in 1985 to rave reviews and provided an initial catalyst for the Gaslamp Quarter's redevelopment.
324 Horton Plaza, Phone: 619/238-1596.Open: Mon-Fri 10am-9pm; Sat 10am-8pm; Sun 11am-7pm.Bus: 2, 7, 9, 29, 34, or 35. Trolley: City Center.Parking is free with validation for the first 3 hours (4 hr. at the movie theater and the Lyceum Theatre), $1 per half-hour thereafter. The parking levels are confusing, and temporarily losing your car is part of the Horton Plaza experience.
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