Serramonte is a large 1960s residential neighborhood developed by Fred and Carl Gellert and was one of the largest construction jobs in Northern California at the time. This region of
Daly City
Daly City () is the second most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States, with population of 104,901 according to the 2020 census. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and immediately south of San Francisco (sharing its ...
located near
Colma which was a former ranch of 900 acres south of San Francisco, California, is also home to numerous
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
s, strip malls, and
big box retailers. When it was still being constructed at the time, locals resembled it to the adjacent
Westlake Neighborhood which was developed by
Henry Doelger as it made a huge impact in the city as it was like building a city within one. Serramonte is also home to thousands of Filipinos; once known as Serra-Manila. The nexus of Serramonte is
Serramonte Center
Serramonte Mall is a . super-regional shopping mall located in Daly City, California. The mall is anchored by Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Target Corporation, Target.
The mall is owned by Capital & Counties and is managed by Jones Lang LaSal ...
, originally opened in 1968, near the intersection of
State Route 1 and
Interstate 280, in the triangle formed by Callan Boulevard, Serramonte Boulevard, and
Junipero Serra Boulevard
Junipero Serra Boulevard is a major boulevard in and south of San Francisco named after Franciscan friar Junipero Serra. Within the city, it forms part of the route of State Route 1, the shortest connection between Interstate 280 and the Golden ...
which originally opened in 1968.
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Serramonte Center
Neighborhoods in Daly City, California
Junípero Serra
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