Mall From 'Back to the Future' to Become Data Center Under Proposal
Summary
A proposal aims to transform the mostly empty Puente Hills Mall in Southern California, known from the "Back to the Future" movie, into an industrial site with warehouses, a bus station, and possibly a data center. Local residents and groups oppose the plan, citing concerns about pollution, noise, utility demands, and community costs.Key Facts
- Puente Hills Mall, featured as Twin Pines Mall in the 1985 "Back to the Future" movie, is largely vacant today.
- The mall was bought in 2024 by a group associated with RCB Equities and REDA for about $115 million.
- The redevelopment proposal includes two warehouses, a new bus transit station, parking, landscaping, and optionally, a 10-megawatt data center.
- Some plans also include adding commercial buildings alongside the industrial part.
- Residents and the No Data Centers San Gabriel Valley coalition oppose the project, citing worries about increased power and water usage, noise, air pollution, and costs passed to local customers.
- City of Industry is mostly industrial land with few residents, so many impacted people live outside the city and cannot vote for its officials.
- This opposition is part of a larger regional concern about expanding data centers in the San Gabriel Valley.
- Nearby cities have enacted temporary limits on data-center construction due to similar community concerns.
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