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snordhol
    
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
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< on 4/15/2008 5:28 AM >
|  | | | You'll Love it at Levitz! This location was recently abandoned (I'm actually not quite convinced it is all that abandoned, you know . . . . with all the lights on and such) and in pristine condition. The looters have yet to tear the place to shreds and we will be heading back soon for more fun.
You will find below a few highlights of the outing. For the rest, please refer to the following album.
http://picasaweb.g...uthkey=Zitxb0-37Eg
Regards
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seany
  
location:
Santa Clara, California, USA
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 1 on 4/15/2008 5:29 AM >
| | | | nice find, there's a certain attraction to finding these weird limbo buildings.
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Calvin Kaneda
location:
West Coast Ninja/East Coast Pirate.
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 2 on 4/15/2008 7:00 AM >
| | | | Office Chair Raceway!
"By the prick of my thumb something wicked this way comes..."
"Under the cover of night, I travel across rooftops while you dream of adventure."
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snordhol
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 3 on 4/15/2008 3:59 PM >
| | | | Wait, did I hear something about races?
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ohhthatschill
 
location:
California
Gender: Male
-mez
| | | | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 4 on 4/15/2008 5:00 PM >
| | | | so yeah. levitz went out of business recently and was purchased by a company to liquidate their assets. They stopped opperations a month or so ago after the bulk of their merchandise was sold (at like 80% off). The liquidator probably still owns the company and due to it's location in huntington beach it will probably be converted into part of the bella terra shopping mall.
but all's in good fun. it looks like the place is cleaned out and would probably be badass for capture the flag or a roller disco.
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snordhol
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 5 on 4/15/2008 5:36 PM >
| | | | Posted by ohhthatschill
. . . due to it's location in huntington beach it will probably be converted into part of the bella terra shopping mall . . .
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Bella Terra was originally redeveloped by the city along with its previous owners with the intent of marketing the land to private investors. In 2005 it was sold for just under a quarter billion dollars.
It would be awesome to see the Levitz land redeveloped, but I hardly see this happening anytime soon. First off, Monkey Wards stands between the land Levitz used to occupy and Bella Terra, and it remains completely undeveloped. The current plan is to demolish the two remaining buildings and build high density housing, not unlike that found in the Irvine Spectrum, but the ground breaking date is no where in sight. Additionally, a lightly used (but still active) Union Pacific rail line cuts the two properties in half and would remain the biggest barrier towards integration of two.
In short, nothing is going to happen for a while in the realm of redevelopment.
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LittleGreenMen
location:
Southern California
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 6 on 4/15/2008 6:57 PM >
| | | | Oh that's over by Old World, right? I might go check it out.
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snordhol
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 7 on 4/15/2008 8:58 PM >
| | | | Posted by LittleGreenMen
Oh that's over by Old World, right? I might go check it out.
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Right next door.
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big dave
location:
SoCal
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 8 on 4/15/2008 9:25 PM >
| | | | I used to shop at HB mall when i was a teen. What a sad mall.
An armed society, is a polite society. So lets get to it! |
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ArcanumOne
location:
Austin, Texas
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 9 on 4/15/2008 9:49 PM >
|  | | | "You'll leave it at Levitz..." Uncle Sol sayin' "nuthin' but thanks"....
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ohhthatschill
location:
California
Gender: Male
-mez
| | | | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 10 on 4/16/2008 12:06 AM >
| | | | Posted by snordhol
...It would be awesome to see the Levitz land redeveloped, but I hardly see this happening anytime soon...
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In light of all that it probably will be forever till they do anything there. i remember the mall that was there before was pretty much dead for years. ohh well, another empty building for huntington beach.
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snordhol
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 11 on 4/17/2008 7:06 AM >
| | | | Back to Levitz twice more in as many days. The motion sensors did pick up our presence (judging by the little red LED lights atop the sensors), but there was no response. I took video of the place (look under the Part Trios gallery) to give everyone a better sense as to the size of the building. We'll probably go back once more and get some shots from the roof.
For the rest of the shots, please see the two referenced galleries.
Regards
Part Deux
http://picasaweb.g...uthkey=y6Uxedlm0I0
Part Trois
http://picasaweb.g...uthkey=p9IbUO3fMU8
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El Finche
location:
Huntington Beach, Ca
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 12 on 4/17/2008 11:10 PM >
| | | | Man the lights being on and the water still running gave this place a weird vibe. We definitely have to get to the roof
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snordhol
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 13 on 4/17/2008 11:16 PM >
| | | | Posted by El Finche
Man the lights being on and the water still running gave this place a weird vibe. We definitely have to get to the roof
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Authorized personnel only . . . . . pffffft, who says you aren't authorized!
Yes, the roof will be awesome.
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freeside
location:
Northern California
Gender: Male
eh vigo!
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 14 on 4/18/2008 5:33 AM >
| | | | Snordhol, you look sooo baked in that authorized personnel only photo! hahaaha. Makes me laugh. Good stuff, matey.
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snordhol
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 15 on 4/18/2008 4:04 PM >
| | | | Posted by freeside
Snordhol, you look sooo baked in that authorized personnel only photo! hahaaha. Makes me laugh. Good stuff, matey.
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Freeside, your looking at El Finche. No one would ever consider me 'authorized personnel'
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El Finche
location:
Huntington Beach, Ca
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 16 on 4/18/2008 5:19 PM >
| | | | Hehehe I always look baked in photos.....
Even when I'm not
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snordhol
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 17 on 5/19/2008 11:46 AM >
| | | | Yesterday, I made my 4th and potentially final visit to the roof of the Huntington Beach Levitz. Unfortunately vandals have left their mark, and much of the glass inside the store is now broken. I guess the buildings timely deterioration was all but inevitable, it's just sad to see it go.
As usual, please see the following album for the rest of the photos.
http://picasaweb.g...uthkey=KED-qigV8zg
Regards
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slobrummer
location:
Sacramento, CA / San Luis Obispo, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 18 on 5/21/2008 11:50 AM >
| | | | I loved the picture of the faded montgomery wards building. Taking a picture of a defunct retailers building from the top of another defunct retailers building is oddly pleasing to me.
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snordhol
location:
Huntington Beach, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Huntington Beach Levitz
<Reply # 19 on 5/21/2008 11:16 PM >
| | | | Posted by slobrummer
I loved the picture of the faded montgomery wards building. Taking a picture of a defunct retailers building from the top of another defunct retailers building is oddly pleasing to me.
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Thanks dude, I thought the irony was pretty cool too.
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