Montgomery Village Shopping Center


Montgomery Village is an open-air shopping mall in Santa Rosa, California. It comprises more than 75 retail and commercial outlets including a supermarket, 12 restaurants, five banks, and a satellite U.S. Post Office. Its anchor department store is Ross Dress for Less.

History

Santa Rosa developer and two-time city councilman Hugh Codding purchased a pair of orchards south of Montgomery Drive with the intention of building a shopping complex. He created Montgomery Village Development Co. and began construction on the center in 1949; it opened the following year, featuring about a dozen businesses. The shopping center was part of the unincorporated Montgomery Village neighborhood that Codding proposed as its own city; the area was incorporated into Santa Rosa in 1955.
The center has since grown to nearly 300,000 square feet. Its Village Court Stage is the site of regular live concerts and events.

Mall occupants

Because Montgomery Village is an open-air mall, its businesses line several streets including Farmers Lane, Montgomery Drive, Midway Drive, Magowan Drive and Sonoma Avenue. Occupants include:

Retail outlets