The History Of The Sherman Oaks Galleria

Sherman Oaks Galleria is an open-air shopping mall and business center located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States, at the corner of Ventura and Sepulveda Boulevards in the San Fernando Valley.
The teenage mall culture which formed around it and nearby malls formed the basis of the 1982 satirical song "Valley Girl" by Frank Zappa and daughter Moon Zappa, which mentions the Galleria by name (though it misattributes its location as Encino, which it abuts). The mall has also been a shooting location for many films, most notably the seminal 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High as well as the 1983 film Valley Girl, both of which focused on the early 1980s San Fernando Valley youth culture.

[@georgebg639]

The Sherman Oaks Galleria Shopping Center was used in many films: -Chopping Mall 1986 -Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982 -Phantom Of The Mall: Eric's Revenge 1989 -Valley Girl 1983 (aerial shots, exteriors) -Night of the Comet 1984 (Zombies) -Commando 1985 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) -Back to the Future Part II -Terminator 2 -Innerspace 1987 -Sunset Limousine (TV Movie) 1983 -Walk Like A Man (A True Dog's Life) 1987 -Mother 1996 -Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV Series (the "Bad Eggs" episode that aired on January 12, 1998) -Sunset Limousine (TV Movie) 1983 -Breakin' All the Rules 2004

[@roachtoasties]

It's not a mall anymore. It's now some stores, movie theater and restaurants within an office complex. It was briefly successful, but ended up being referred to as a giant hamster cage. The mall wasn't really apparent from the street. People would drive by it being unaware that was a shopping mall.

[@audiomedianews]

Another outstanding video! Thanks for you all your work.

[@echang1976]

thanks for watching

[@1puzzledrobot]

Fun nostalgic video, but I must say that there were not 9000 casualties in the 94 earthquake. There were about 60. Very big difference. There were a lot of injuries but a relatively small amount of casualties.

[@echang1976]

casualties are generally referred to as injuries and deaths put together in a disaster or accident. So there was 9000 injuries and deaths (aka casualties) resulting from the earthquake. Thanks for watching

[@cordeliachase601]

This mall was also in couple episodes of Buffy too.

[@8skater2]

I'm a Long Beach local and I've always passed by the galleria on the freeway but have never actually been inside. Very cool video!

[@echang1976]

thanks for watching

[@SlayerBoiProduction]

Pretty sure they filmed some Buffy episodes here!

[@bambambundy6]

I remember spending a lot of time and my parents money there.

[@stratoplayer1988]

Great work! Do you think you could do a video on either the Moreno Valley Plaza or the Towngate Shopping Center in Moreno Valley, California?

[@echang1976]

Moreno Valley mall will be coming out soon

[@juliov982]

The movie theater is the only piece of history left from the 1980s?

[@TourqeGlare]

You say Back to the Future part 2 was filmed here? Could you elaborate on that? I think the only mall was from the first film and the only source I found was on IMDB.

[@peymang]

The galleria wiki page says this as well. I don't recall any mall shots in BTTF. Only mall was the outdoor exteriors of the Puente malls aka twin pines mall. But the sherman oaks galleria? I'm confused.