From Treasury to Mervyn’s to Kohl’s
About 2 weeks back, a new Kohl’s opened in Riverside, one of 21 stores the Wisconsin-based chain opened that week across the U.S. It is the second Kohl’s in Riverside with the other store situated on Van Buren Boulevard in the Orangecrest area.
Located across from the Galleria at Tyler mall, the new Kohl’s opened adjacent to Target in the space previously occupied by Mervyn’s, which closed in early 2009. The entire building — including the portion that currently includes Target — opened in 1972 to house a store from the discount division of JCPenney known as The Treasury.
Shortly after the closing of The Treasury chain, the 185,000 sq. ft. building was divided for use by both Target and Mervyn’s, with the latter occupying 79,000 sq. ft. when it opened in mid-1983.
During the recent renovation for Kohl’s, we were surprised to see the uncovering of the iconic “squiggly roof” that The Treasury was known for. As expected, the kooky roofline was eventually replaced by a new facade. We can only hope some elements of the mid-century inspired roofline remain hidden for possible future re-discovery.
Related
- Riverside Press-Enterprise – Kohl’s opens across from Galleria at Tyler (Oct. 2)
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- RaincrossSquare.com – ‘Under the squiggly roof’ of The Treasury (May 2010)
Sources: The Press-Enterprise, City of Riverside, Riverside Public Library
