By Sara Beth Williams– — Over the last five decades, the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane has transformed dramatically, rising up from cow pastures into a bustling indoor mall.
Construction began on the building that would become known as Sunrise Mall in 1972, Citrus Heights Historical Society President Larry Fritz said, transforming what was once pastures into an indoor mall with four main anchor buildings ranging from 160,000 square feet to 276,400 square feet.
“I believe they started in December of 1969 and finished in phases; the first store opened in spring of 1972, and it took about eight to 10 months for all the stores to open by the end of 1972,” Fritz said, adding that he and his friends would regularly run through the fields before construction began…