The Outlets at Orange is an open-air outlet mall in the city of Orange, California, at 20 City Boulevard West.
The site opened in 1970 as The City Shopping Center, an enclosed mall anchored by JCPenney and Walker Scott, later May Co. It was part of a larger complex with hotels, offices, theaters, restaurants, and other services.
Declining sales in the early 1990s led to anchor closures and the mall’s demolition in 1996. The Mills Corporation redeveloped the property as The Block at Orange, opening in November 1998 with outlet stores, dining, and entertainment…