Event Brief
Hawthorne Plaza mall teardown begins after long closure
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 01, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Summary: Property owners are beginning the demolition of the long-abandoned Hawthorne Plaza mall in the South Bay. The site has been closed far longer than it was open since its 1977 opening, and the teardown marks a new phase in a decades-long debate over the property.
WHO: Property owners of Hawthorne Plaza mall
WHAT: Beginning demolition/tearing down of the long-abandoned Hawthorne Plaza mall
WHEN: Sep 01, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
WHERE: Hawthorne Plaza, Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne, California
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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