Located on the corner of Foothill Blvd. and Highland Oaks Dr. in Arcadia, and developed in 1966, The Shoppes @ Highlander Center is home to several shops of various sizes. Some are chains, like Dollar Tree or Half and Half Tea Express, while others are privately owned, such as the dry cleaners or a small cigar & smoke shop.
The plaza doesn't get terribly busy throughout the year, and it's probably because the stores here don't really draw an enormous crowd. Years ago, there was a Fresh & Easy Market on one end of the shopping center, next door to Dollar Tree. They filed for bankruptcy, closed all of their stores and the property has been sitting empty since then, although I did see workers in there recently.
Some of the businesses that can be found here:
Pizza Hut
Splendid Smiles Dentistry
Half & Half Tea Express
Kumon (tutoring)
Panda Nails
K-9 Clips (groomer)
Cigar Palace
Rite-Aid
Tae Kwon Do studio
McDonald's
Though the parking lot is fairly large, the lines painted for the directions of the cars to park and arrows that direct traffic to go against it (as if driving down the One-way street) can cause drivers to stop and honk at each other.
It's not an exciting shopping center, and very dated. I'm hoping to see something fresh come in to the empty space of the former Fresh & Easy Market. read more