Serramonte
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Serramonte is a large 1960s residential neighborhood on the border of Daly City and Colma in the suburbs south of San Francisco, California
, USA, that is also home to numerous shopping mall
s, strip malls, and big box
retailers. The nexus of Serramonte is Serramonte Center
, 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 which originally opened in 1968.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, USA, that is also home to numerous shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
s, strip malls, and big box
Big-box store
A big-box store is a physically large retail establishment, usually part of a chain. The term sometimes also refers, by extension, to the company that operates the store...
retailers. The nexus of Serramonte is Serramonte Center
Serramonte Center
Serramonte Center is a . super-regional shopping mall located in Daly City, California. The mall is anchored by Macy's, J. C. Penney, and Target Greatland....
, originally opened in 1968, near the intersection of State Route 1 and Interstate 280
Interstate 280 (California)
Interstate 280 is a 57-mile long north–south Interstate Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It connects San Jose and San Francisco, running along just to the west of the cities of San Francisco Peninsula for most of its route.I-280 from its northern end at King...
, in the triangle formed by Callan Boulevard, Serramonte Boulevard, and Junipero Serra
Junípero Serra
Blessed Junípero Serra, O.F.M., , known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue was a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californias Province in New Spain—present day California, United States. Fr...
Boulevard which originally opened in 1968.