When the Anchor Stores Still Ruled
If you lived anywhere near Laguna Hills, CA, in the 1980s or 90s, the mall was the crossroads.
Maybe it was your first job at the food court, or just a place to wander on a hot summer afternoon when the air conditioning felt like relief.
Built for a different era, the mall drew crowds, shaped habits, and worked itself into local routines. Those echoing corridors, now wiped from the map, once defined the heart of things to do in Laguna Hills, CA…