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59-545: Puente Hills Mall was opened in phases over a year from February 1974 through Spring 1975, after the completion of the Pomona Freeway a few years earlier. The first anchor to open, on February 18, 1974, was The Broadway , with three levels and 160,000 square feet. J.W. Robinson's followed, opening in March. Sears followed, and by March 1975 the mall had about 150 shops open. JCPenney opened on April 16, 1975. By September 1975

118-555: A completed freeway for I-10; when all of Route 10 was upgraded to a freeway, the U.S. Highway designation disappeared. At least two California highway signs managed to be overlooked for many years afterward. Along eastbound I-10 at the eastern end of the San Gorgonio Pass , US 60 was co-signed with I-10 on the eastbound overhead signage with Indio as the control city at the junction with SR 111 . The signage remained as late as 1979 and had appeared in early scenes of

177-663: A direct HOV connector to SR 57 and an alternate route for SR 60 west to exit Brea Canyon Road (exit 23). There are no current plans to construct the HOV lanes from I-605 to the East Los Angeles Interchange or Redlands Boulevard to I-10. On December 14, 2011, a tanker truck carrying 8,800 US gallons (33,000 L) of gasoline caught fire and exploded on the Pomona Freeway in Montebello ; this caused Caltrans to rebuild

236-413: A full freeway. If this segment is complete, the entire route will be up to Interstate standards. These plans are still only in the environmental phase and have not been approved yet. Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964 , based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in

295-479: A partial interchange at Lemon Avenue (to Brea Canyon Road) with no westbound exit. On May 1, 2018, the Lemon Avenue eastbound off-ramp exit and westbound on-ramp were opened, and the eastbound off-ramp exit to Brea Canyon Road was removed. The project was finished in late 2018. In 2020, Caltrans conducted a freeway rehabilitation project on the freeway from I-710 to I-605. The construction took two years and replaced

354-422: A population of 106,098. The population density was 6,594.3 inhabitants per square mile (2,546.1/km ). The racial makeup of West Covina was 42.8% White (15.3% Non-Hispanic White), 4.5% Black, 1.0% Native American , 25.8% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 21.3% from other races , and 4.4% from two or more races. Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin were 53.2%. The Census reported that 105,424 people (99.4% of

413-508: A situation where, at one point, four different signed roads were routed along the state-maintained highway . In 1964, California implemented a plan to simplify its highway-numbering system, where one state highway had only one route number, and concurrencies were strongly discouraged. As a result, the US ;60 designations (along with US 70 and US 99) were removed. I-10 (as Route 10) superseded US 60's alignment from Beaumont to

472-662: Is a major transportation corridor. For the majority of its length, it is generally parallel to, and south of, the San Bernardino Freeway , I-10, and generally parallel to and north of the Riverside Freeway, SR 91. The rapid population growth exacerbates traffic congestion and, therefore, residential, commercial, and industrial development in the Inland Empire . In particular, it has become increasingly clogged of late with shipping container -laden trucks traveling from

531-526: Is broken up into five districts. Most of the foreign-born population in West Covina were born in Mexico 27.3%, Philippines 18.9%, Mainland China 13.7%, Vietnam 9.6% Taiwan 5.5%, El Salvador 3.1%, Hong Kong 2.7%, Guatemala 1.5%, Korea 1.3% and Indonesia 1.2%. According to the 2000 Census, Mexicans and Filipinos were the most common ancestries in West Covina. Mexico and Philippines were

590-686: Is known as the Pomona Freeway from its western terminus to its junction with SR 91 and I-215 in Riverside, and the Moreno Valley Freeway east of this interchange until its eastern terminus at its junction with I-10. The route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System , and is part of the National Highway System , a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by

649-663: The 22nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Susan Rubio and the 30th Senate District , represented by Democrat Bob Archuleta . In the California State Assembly, it is in the 48th Assembly District , represented by Democrat Blanca Rubio . In the United States House of Representatives , West Covina is in California's 31st congressional district , represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano . Public schools in West Covina administered by

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708-666: The Covina-Valley Unified School District include: Public schools in West Covina administered by the Rowland Unified School District include: Public schools in West Covina administered by the West Covina Unified School District include: Charter School (Standalone) Foothill Transit , based in West Covina, provides services across San Gabriel Valley with buses going to Downtown Los Angeles and Montclair. In addition to

767-609: The DeLorean time machine . The JCPenney and Robinson's stores feature prominently in the background. A Ross Dress for Less store can be seen in a strip mall across the street. The scenes were filmed in January 1985. According to the DVD audio commentary , screenplay writer Bob Gale says that several fans gathered at the Puente Hills Mall in the early hours of October 26, 1985, the date given in

826-527: The Federal Highway Administration . The route takes its number from former US 60 , which now begins near Brenda, Arizona , and terminates on the east coast at Virginia Beach, Virginia . Before 1964, US 60 ran from Los Angeles to the Arizona state line, where it continued its nationwide trek, often overlapping US 99 and US 70 along the way. The advent of I-10 created

885-809: The Los Angeles metropolitan area and runs along the south side of the San Gabriel Valley . It functions as a bypass route of Interstate 10 (I-10) through the area between the East Los Angeles Interchange in Los Angeles and Beaumont . SR 60 provides a route across several spurs of the Peninsular Ranges , linking the Los Angeles Basin with the Pomona Valley and San Gabriel Valley. The highway also runs concurrently with SR 57 and I-215 . Portions of SR 60 are designated as either

944-405: The Pomona Freeway or the Moreno Valley Freeway . SR 60 begins at the East Los Angeles Interchange near Downtown Los Angeles , designated as the Pomona Freeway. The freeway heads east from the junction after splitting off from I-10 (Santa Monica Freeway) and passes through East Los Angeles , where it has a four level interchange with I-710 (Long Beach Freeway). Continuing east through

1003-475: The 1980 movie American Gigolo where Julian Kay (played by Richard Gere ) is en route to Palm Springs on a "substitute" assignment. Replacement overhead signs now have only I-10 with "Indio, other Desert Cities" as the control cities. Another sign on Hess Boulevard at SR 62 in the unincorporated town of Morongo Valley pointed not to I-10, but to US 60 (with evidence of the sign having pointed to both US 70 and US 99 as well) stood through

1062-480: The Arizona state line, even though the routing was only partly a freeway. This left the officially designated Route 60 from Beaumont to Los Angeles orphaned from its original U.S. Highway (which to this day begins at a point on I-10 several miles east of Quartzsite, Arizona ). This new Route 60 was provisionally signed as a U.S. Highway since the designation would guide motorists from Los Angeles to Arizona without

1121-715: The Grand Avenue bridge is planned to be replaced with a wider bridge, and the eastbound off ramp will be redesigned. This is to affect the Diamond Bar Golf Course , which has been closed since 2021 to accommodate the freeway expansion. The widening of SR 60 westbound has already been completed. The westbound freeway previously went through a major widening in 2006 and the Grand Avenue/SR 60 westbound interchange had further improvements finished in 2019. The I-605 Corridor Improvement Project includes plans to reconstruct

1180-589: The Paramount Boulevard overpass. Shortly after the rebuilding of the bridge, Caltrans did widening work on Paramount Boulevard's exit and entrance ramps to accommodate the new bridge and installed new traffic signals. There is also a connection to the Monterey Park Market Place via Neil Armstrong Street, a joint venture between Monterey Park and Montebello, which can be accessed through Paramount Boulevard. In mid-2016, Caltrans started constructing

1239-570: The SR ;60/I-605 interchange. As of January 2024 , the project is still going through the approval process. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the future Potrero Boulevard interchange near the Jack Rabbit Trail exit of SR 60 on February 1, 2018. It is planned to be Exit 75. There are also plans to convert SR 60 from the Jack Rabbit trail exit to its eastern terminus (I-10) to

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1298-625: The San Bernardino-Los Angeles county line will be replaced once the widening work on SR 57 is complete. To increase safety through the Badlands corridor between Moreno Valley and Beaumont, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) partnered with Caltrans to complete a $ 138 million project to add a truck climbing lane in both directions at Gilman Springs Road and Jack Rabbit Trail. Construction began in

1357-741: The San Gabriel Valley; after they split, SR 60 ascends slightly and then slopes through the Puente Hills and into the Pomona Valley . Continuing east, SR 60 intersects the Chino Valley Freeway (SR 71) in Pomona , I-15 (Ontario Freeway) in Jurupa Valley , and the Riverside Freeway ( SR 91 / I-215 ) in Riverside, California . Another short overlap carries SR 60 traffic on

1416-519: The Shoehorn Museum in West Covina. [1] The state of California's largest hazardous waste landfill is also in the city. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control currently estimates clean up of the landfill will cost nearly $ 1 billion. [2] The San Gabriel Valley region has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate , with summer temperatures averaging above 23 °C (73 °F). The 2010 United States Census reported that West Covina had

1475-542: The Valley Hospital in West Covina offers the following services: emergency room, surgery, maternity care, pediatrics, neurology, and diagnostic imaging. West Covina and the San Gabriel Valley are the setting for the US television series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend . The 1997 Nickelodeon film Good Burger was mostly filmed in West Covina. The USS West Covina was a Federation California-class starship operated by Starfleet in

1534-633: The bus services provided by Foothill Transit, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Agency, commonly known as Metro, provides services from El Monte Station to Cal Poly Pomona. The city operates the Go West shuttle bus system, with three routes that provide transportation to several West Covina destinations. The city also provides a free shuttle bus to the Baldwin Park Metrolink station. Emanate Health Queen of

1593-524: The carousel, but was removed as of 2006. The koi were moved to Sycamore Lake at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. The mall underwent a full interior makeover in 2007 after the removal of the koi pond. Due to the large and influential Asian immigrant populations residing and/or operating businesses in nearby areas (notably in Industry, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar), some redesigns of

1652-531: The county column. West Covina, California West Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California , United States. Located 19 miles (31 km) east of downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley , it is part of Greater Los Angeles . The population for the city was 109,501 at the 2020 census . West Covina is bordered by Covina to the northeast, Baldwin Park and Irwindale to

1711-668: The death penalty for his role of orchestrating the murders. Lewis is currently incarcerated in Death Row at San Quentin State Prison awaiting execution. Puente Hills Mall served as a filming location for the fictional Twin Pines Mall (later Lone Pine Mall) in the 1985 film Back to the Future . In the film, Doc Brown ( Christopher Lloyd ) uses the mall's south parking lot (visible in the above photograph) to stage his time travel experiments with

1770-498: The deteriorating concrete with new concrete. Construction started in 2020 and finished in 2022. Since the freeway was rehabilitated in sections, the entire median had to be replaced. In addition, as part of this project, Caltrans replaced the freeway signs with retro-reflective ones from the East LA interchange to Fairway Drive. All freeway signs in the median were replaced with new ones on the right hand side. Signs between Fairway Drive and

1829-552: The early 2000s; it has since been removed. The stretch of SR 60 along the Moreno Valley Freeway made national headlines in April 2004, when five-year-old Ruby Bustamante of Indio and her 26-year-old mother, Norma, were reported missing. Their car had left the road, apparently unwitnessed, between the gap in two guard rails on April 4. It then crashed underneath a tree in a deep ravine. Though Mrs. Bustamante died, presumably at

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1888-516: The film as the present day , to see if anything would happen. Puente Hills Mall featured replicas of the Twin Pines Mall sign, the time machine, and Dr. E. Brown Enterprises truck in its parking lot in October 2015. Pomona Freeway State Route 60 ( SR 60 ) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California . It serves the cities and communities on the eastern side of

1947-461: The first U.S. location of Round1 Bowling & Amusement , a video game arcade and bowling alley, as a new anchor. It was the company's first overseas store, replacing Linens 'n Things. The center of the mall previously featured a large cubed water fountain, then a merry-go-round attraction built in 1990, but it was later removed by the mall's owners, Krausz Companies, as they were losing money in its operation. An East Asian-style koi pond replaced

2006-643: The first U.S. location of their Japanese "Spo-Cha" indoor sports and interactive activity centers. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 72 stores nationwide. The store closed in September 2018. On December 1, 2019, Forever 21 announced it would close the Puente Hills Mall store along with 21 other locations in California, and 90 stores nationwide. The store closed in January 2020. On January 5, 2022, Macy's announced that their Puente Hills Mall anchor would be closed in

2065-627: The first financial quarter of 2022. The store closed on March, with Burlington slated to close on March 22, 2024; leaving Round 1 and AMC as the final two remaining anchors in the mall. Numerous crimes have been reported around the mall property going back into the late 1980s. Recent decline in foot traffic around the mall has been a catalyst for recent crimes. In September 1991, a gang of four suspects from West Covina later identified as John Irving Lewis, Lewis' girlfriend Eileen Huber, Lewis' step-sister Robbin Machuca, and Machuca's boyfriend Vincent Hubbard

2124-466: The land of sagebrush and cactus. They also planted the first walnut trees in the area. West Covina was incorporated as an independent city in 1923 to prevent the city of Covina from building a sewage farm in the area. Benjamin Franklin Maxson Jr. (1897–1928) initiated the incorporation process and was the first mayor. Walnut groves and orange groves continued to flourish. The population in 1930

2183-455: The lower level on south side of the center and parking for the upper level on the north side. It has many department stores and is anchored by Target. (122,000 sq ft (11,300 m )) to the east. The Heights at West Covina is a 340,000-square-foot (32,000 m ) retail shopping center located just south of the Sportsplex. It is anchored by The Home Depot to the north, and Target to

2242-495: The mall incorporated feng shui principles. Toys "R" Us opened in June 2011, taking the spot previously occupied by Circuit City. Toys "R" Us had formerly been located at the Plaza at Puente Hills on Gale Avenue in Industry. It closed along with all USA Toys 'R' Us stores in early 2018, shutting down on April 15, 2018. In 2021, Round1 expanded into the former Toys 'R' Us retail space to open

2301-445: The mall reported 152 shops open and announced plans for construction of an adjacent 41-acre auto mall and home improvement and home furnishings retail district. The mall has a cross-shaped design and was developed by The Hahn Company . In 1993, J.W. Robinson's rebranded as Robinsons-May after the chain merged with May Company . In 1996, two anchor stores, The Broadway (at the time purchased by Macy's ) and JCPenney, were closed. At

2360-545: The moment of impact, Ruby survived on her own for ten days on cups of uncooked Top Ramen noodles and bottles of Gatorade which were in the car. In 1998, the HOV lanes between SR 57 and I-15 opened. In 2005, construction of an HOV lane started between I-605 and Redlands Boulevard in two phases. The construction was finished in 2010 from I-605 to SR 57, and in 2008 from I-15 to Redlands Boulevard. The Grand Avenue (exit 24B) interchange went through some significant construction during this period, which included adding

2419-415: The most common foreign places of birth. The most common ancestries in West Covina are Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common non-English languages spoken are Spanish and Chinese. In 2022, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority 's Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count counted 112 homeless individuals in West Covina. According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,

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2478-462: The north, and the XXI Forever flagship store, also to the north. There is a food court on the second level as well as other restaurants, and food and drink kiosks throughout the mall. The mall is known for its many fashion shops and high-end fashion boutiques. The Eastland Center is a power center which has undergone major renovations since it opened in 1957. Eastland is two levels, with parking for

2537-472: The northwest, La Puente and Valinda to the southwest, Industry to the south, Ramona to the east, and Walnut to the southeast. The Tongva were the earliest inhabitants of the San Gabriel Valley. Governor Pío Pico sold much of the land of West Covina to John Rowland and William Workman in 1845. The first permanent settlers arrived in West Covina in 1905. Most famous among them were William Payne, Bob Dancer, Bender, Robinson and Larsen. They cleared

2596-654: The population) lived in households, 351 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 323 (0.3%) were institutionalized. There were 31,596 households, out of which 13,670 (43.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 17,650 (55.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 5,402 (17.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,308 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,664 (5.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 202 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 4,795 households (15.2%) were made up of individuals, and 2,164 (6.8%) had someone living alone who

2655-418: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 34,950 people (32.9%) lived in rental housing units. During 2009–2013, West Covina had a median household income of $ 67,088, with 10% of the population living below the federal poverty line. In 2017, there were more than 10,000 Filipino Americans living in West Covina; they make up the majority population in the south side of the city. West Covina

2714-494: The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to rail yards and warehouses in the Inland Empire. As a result of the rapid development of the Inland Empire since the 1980s, the Moreno Valley Freeway now suffers from severe traffic congestion. In the mid-2000s, the northwestern section concurrently signed with Interstate 215 underwent significant construction to improve traffic flow, but it still suffers from heavy congestion. The freeway

2773-449: The route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to a correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ( for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions ). Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in

2832-807: The same roadway as I-215. The two routes head southeast; after the two freeways split, SR 60 is designated the Moreno Valley Freeway. The freeway runs through communities further east in the Inland Empire. After passing through Moreno Valley , SR 60 runs through the rugged hill country to the east (known as the Badlands to the locals). After that, SR 60 downgrades to an expressway and has several at-grade interchanges with local roads. Finally, in Beaumont , SR 60 ends and merges into I-10 (Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway). SR 60 traverses Los Angeles , San Bernardino , and Riverside counties. As it passes through many of Los Angeles' eastern suburbs in southern San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, it

2891-478: The south. The center has many other stores and restaurants. Jollibee opened headquarters in West Covina in 2019. The West Covina Sportsplex is a 315-acre (127 ha) commercial and recreational center opened in 2007. Built on a former landfill, the center includes a sports park, commercial development, and public golf course. In the California State Legislature , West Covina is split between

2950-515: The southern San Gabriel Valley , SR 60 passes through many cities and communities, intersecting I-605 (San Gabriel River Freeway) in the City of Industry . It proceeds to overlap with SR 57 (Orange Freeway) in Diamond Bar , right on the edge of the San Gabriel Valley. A short overlap carries SR 60 traffic on the same roadway as SR 57. The two routes head northeast through an arm of

3009-450: The summer of 2019 and was completed in May 2022. Construction on the SR 57/SR 60 Interchange Improvements Project in the area around the SR 57/SR 60 overlap began in 2023 and is scheduled to be completed in 2028. The project will add an eastbound bypass lane between SR 57 southbound and Grand Avenue and between SR 57 northbound and Diamond Bar Boulevard. In addition,

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3068-524: The time of JCPenney's departure, the mall was at about 50% occupancy. The mall was extensively renovated afterwards and features a 20-screen AMC Theatres megaplex , and stores traditionally found in power centers such as 24 Hour Fitness and Burlington Coat Factory , in addition to the remaining two original anchors, Robinsons-May and Sears. Ross Dress for Less , Circuit City , Linens 'n Things , Spectrum Club, Burlington Coat Factory, Borders , and CompUSA all opened in 1998. In September 2006, Borders

3127-400: The time of the 2010 census. A 2020 ranking of the fiscal health of California cities issued by State Auditor Elaine Howle's office placed West Covina as the ninth-worst in the state The city was also audited by the state the same year, as the state auditor had determined that the city's poor finances put it at high risk for default. The world's largest collection of shoehorns is housed in

3186-504: The top employers in the city are: There are three major shopping centers in West Covina: Plaza West Covina , Eastland Center , and The Heights at West Covina. Plaza West Covina is a regional mall that has 208 shops, stores, and restaurants. The mall is two levels and is anchored by Macy's (180,000 sq ft.) to the east, JC Penney (193,963 sq ft.) to the south, Sears (137,820 sq ft.) to the west, Best Buy (45,000 sq ft.) to

3245-421: Was 36.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. There were 32,705 housing units at an average density of 2,032.7 units per square mile (784.8 units/km ), of which 20,703 (65.5%) were owner-occupied, and 10,893 (34.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%. 70,474 people (66.4% of

3304-424: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34. There were 25,360 families (80.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.68. The population was spread out, with 26,075 people (24.6%) under the age of 18, 11,326 people (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 28,860 people (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 26,974 people (25.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 12,863 people (12.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

3363-411: Was 769 and blossomed to 1,549 in 1940. As a result of remarkable expansion during the post–World War II building boom, West Covina became one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities between 1950 and 1960, experiencing a growth in population of 1,025.69%, going from less than 5,000 to more than 50,000 citizens. The decades 1960 and 2000 demonstrated steady growth for West Covina, which had slowed significantly by

3422-497: Was arrested in connection with a murder spree around the mall property. The gang was found to have been involved in five murders and three robberies spanning between July and August of 1991. The four were arrested at their apartment on August 30, 1991, pleading not guilty to the charges. Hubbard, Machuca, and Huber were all given life sentences on December 18, 1992. On March 4, 1993, the California Supreme Court granted Lewis

3481-543: Was officially closed while Robinsons-May rebranded as Macy's, after Federated purchased The May Department Stores Company in 2005. Linens 'n Things, Circuit City, and CompUSA all closed their locations at the mall in 2008 and 2009. Circuit City and CompUSA had both gone bankrupt while Linens 'n Things was closed as part of a strategy to focus on online shopping. On August 28, 2010, the Japanese sports entertainment chain Round1 opened

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