El Monte Shopping Center
The El Monte Shopping Center was a major shopping center, for decades the largest shopping center in El Monte, California, at 400 Peck Road just north of the San Bernardino Freeway. It opened in phases in 1958 and 1959 and was initially anchored by a Sears plus its automotive center as well as a Food Giant supermarket, a F. W. Woolworth five and dime, and a Bond's clothing store.
In 1989 Katersky Financial bought the center and at that time tenants included a Home Club home improvement superstore, Tianguis, the Longo Toyota dealership, Thrifty Drug Stores, Sizzler, and Big 5 Sporting Goods.
The Sears closed in 2012.
The location now functions as a community shopping center with some vacant anchor stores.
