Comments on: Cupertino Square (Vallco Fashion Park); Cupertino, California

By: j88

j88 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:44:39 +0000

@J-Man,
Nope, that Emporium, you are right, it is in Mountain View, operated until the acquisition by Federated Inc. in the mid 90s. It sat empty and dilipadating until as of about 3 years ago when El Camino Medical Group built medical offices on the site.

But what did happen relocation wise was with Sears, before the Vallco store was opened, they had a free standing one at San Carlos Street and Meridian Ave. in San Jose (that site is now a Safeway and a housing development) that was closed when the Vallco Sears opened.

By: J-Man

J-Man — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:11:25 +0000

@Marbella DeVille, Bullock’s was never owned by The May Company. It was an independent, Los Angeles-based retailer until it was acquired by Federated (along with I. Magnin.)

By: J-Man

J-Man — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:05:38 +0000

When the Emporium opened in Vallco, did that store replace the free-standing store they had in the area– I think it was at El Camino Real and CA-85. Not sure what city that’s in — Mountain View?

By: John Mac

John Mac — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:21:22 +0000

I remeber when this mall was doing very well with a down stairs and a coffee shop and other small stores. They closed down bath and body works. Down stairs is closed and they are not doing anything at this moment. I think the Westfield should take it over. It should not turn into an asian market.

By: mander lee

mander lee — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:35:58 +0000

@Tresa,
Marbella DeVille – first off, Valley Fair was a trash of a mall when Valco was coming up. Second, there were plenty of young kids at the time that watched as orchards were being mowed over and replaced with malls – who cares if it was Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Saratoga or anywhere in the south bay – we might have been young, but we registered the change. I personally watched as my own backyard turned from an orchard without a fence to a track home development – fences and all. And lastly, this is Tresa’s version of HER life and experiences, respect that.

By: mander lee

mander lee — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:25:44 +0000

@Tresa,
Great memories, Tresa.

By: mander lee

mander lee — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:21:59 +0000

@SMS,
Interesting that there was a construction mishap in the exact area where the original overpass (over Wolf) fell down when the mall was first being constructed.

By: Tresa

Tresa — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:08:44 +0000

@Marbella DeVille, What a rude, sad person you are Marabella. Did you actually just tell me what I can and cannot write? I thought this was the land of the free not the land of the ill-bred and self centered bores! These are memories from a person who actually lived and worked in and around Vallco at this time. My intent was to share some of my memories with younger people. You must work in the “new mall biz”. Things must be bad if you try to attack an innocent bystander like me. You are a prime example of what is wrong in today’s World.
May I suggest a course at Miss Manners Charm School? By the way, yes technically Vallco is in Cupertino but it is on the cusp of Sunnyvale. WHO CARES???

By: Jonah Norason (Pseudo3D)

Jonah Norason (Pseudo3D) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:18:37 +0000

To REALLY make it “East Asian” inspired, they need to have storefronts selling knock-off goods!

“Hey, why does this watch say ROLEK?”
“And why is this handbag have LOUIE VUTTON printed on the front?”

By: Jonah Norason (Pseudo3D)

Jonah Norason (Pseudo3D) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:55:04 +0000

“In the mid-90’s, three local investors (Alan Wong, Emily Chen, and John Nguyen) decided to use some Silicon Valley bank to restore some luster to this fading behemoth. Given that Vallco was located just a few miles from Valley Fair on Stevens Creek Blvd., the group needed to differentiate the center from its immediate competition by adding a significant dining and entertainment component–including the upscale Strike bowling alley, a huge AMC movie complex, and new restaurants–and giving it a spiffy new name in “Cupertino Square.””.

Don’t you mean mid-2000s, or is there something I didn’t know?