Comments on: South Bay Galleria; Redondo Beach, California

By: Coop

Coop — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:01:00 +0000

Yes, I agree with all the comments regarding the parking. The garage is ridiculous to get in and out. People…please go easy on the crime thing….this mall is not more dangerous than any other mall in So Cal….the majority of people that shop here are from Torrance, Redondo, Hermosa, and Manhattan beach cities. Not a threatening crowd, hence all the upscale stores on first level. Plus there is a killer AMC theater which was added a couple of years ago. This mall is not the best, but I must say it does the job.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:44:21 +0000

I no longer shop at this mall. It’s dangerous and full of gang members and drug dealers. There is no security visable at this mall at all. The Nordstroms has cheap and pathetic merchandise – KMart quality if you ask me.

By: Jonah Norason

Jonah Norason — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:34:50 +0000

Any pictures pre-remodel? I love the neon!

By: Flek

Flek — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:18:22 +0000

Avoid the movie theaters! Cell phones, teenagers, bad scene! Trust me–never see a movie here.

By: Jonah Norason

Jonah Norason — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:52:25 +0000

That’s really too bad…South Bay Galleria seems like a cool idea…a beautiful three level mall, with stores that appeal to everyone…but the crime is a problem.

The neon removal too…that’s a shame.

By: Terri

Terri — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:01:15 +0000

I was shopping in the ladies sportswear department upstairs in Nordstroms in the Redondo Beach Galleria right after Christmas when I was approached by a man claiming to need $16.20 to pay a tow truck driver in the parking lot. I told him no, and he disappeared into the racks. Yesterday my husband and I were approached by the same man with the same scam story in the parking lot that the Galleria shares with the Expo home improvement store as we parked our car. I am convinced that The Galleria Mall is a dangerous place to shop.

By: danroman

danroman — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:09:08 +0000

That’s a horrible story Tom, I can only imagine what other crime takes place at this mall.

To me the mall is nice looking. There’s a mall here in Michigan (The Somerset Collection) that’s a Galleria type mall as well. It’s got the same skylights and lighting, only difference is that TSC has a skywalk, a seperate upper-end mall and fountains, but the similarity is still there.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:04:18 +0000

Wow! I just checked the tenant list and this mall has a lot of upper end stores, especially with Nordstrom’s as an anchor. It does not seem that such an upscale mall would have that kind of crime, and so out in the open. I know nothing about this city or county demographics, but if the area of town has crime that bad, how is a mall with this many upscale stores sustianable in that part of town? It is a wonder it is not a more middle of the road mall or a half dead mall. What a shame such horrible crime seems to curse this mall. It is a beautiful mall, the skylight is stunning.

By: Tom Delores

Tom Delores — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:08:45 +0000

I agree with you Leees. This place is getting worse day by day. The other day I was there X’mas shopping with family. While leaving the mall in their open parking structure a middle aged women was going to her car. 3 guys just drove next to her, 2 jumped out of their car punched the poor lady in the face took her shopping bags, wallet and purse. And just drove off. I was already in my car with family in the lane next to where this took place. Next day I came to return some stuff. Asked one of the security guys about the incident. Come to find out she had a lot of cash on her and was driving a brand new car. And she had to be taken to the ER for the broken nose. I also know some of the tenants of this mall. They are tired of all this. Security seems to be a tad lazy at times too (according to them). We really like this mall because of Nordstorms, CPK and Red Robin. But its just getting to a point where I don’t feel safe to take my family here or let them come here by themselves. Other malls have these kind of problems too but this seems to beat them all in all the crimes that has happened in or around the mall.

By: Lees

Lees — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:34:52 +0000

This mall is not really safe. Over the years average middle class to upper class people have been shot there. One story that stands out in my mind was an older woman who got pulled out of her mercedes and shot and killed for it. I will not go there after dark. I will not drive in anyone’s “nice” car to go there.

The parking is really poorly designed, and it is impossible to get in and out during the pre-Christmas shopping period.