Hillsdale Shopping Center
Hillsdale mall as seen shortly after opening in the 1950s.
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| Location | San Mateo, California, USA |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′15″N 122°18′01″W / 37.53758°N 122.30031°WCoordinates: 37°32′15″N 122°18′01″W / 37.53758°N 122.30031°W |
| Opening date | 1954 |
| Developer | David Bohannon |
| Management | Bohannon Development Co. |
| Owner | Bohannon Development Co. |
| No. of stores and services | 120 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2) (GLA) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Public transit access |
 HillsdaleSamTrans 57, 250, 251, 256, 292, 294, 295, 397, 398, ECR, KX AC Transit M |
| Website | Official website |
Hillsdale Shopping Center is a shopping mall in San Mateo, California, currently anchored by Macy's and Nordstrom, and featuring over 130 stores and restaurants. The mall is located at the intersection of Hillsdale Boulevard and El Camino Real or CA-82, adjacent to the Hillsdale Caltrain Station and the former site of Bay Meadows Racetrack. The property is owned by Bohannon Development Co.
Developer David D. Bohannon acquired 848 acres (343 ha) from Burleigh H. Murray in the Beresford (later called Hillsdale) neighborhood in 1939-40 and began developing the area, starting construction on the Andrew Williams Grocery Store at the corner of Hillsdale Boulevard and El Camino Real in 1941. Sears selected the Hillsdale site for one of its earliest suburban stores in 1948, and the Hillsdale Mall master plan was completed in 1952; Bohannon was reportedly inspired by the recently-completed Westlake Shopping Center in Daly City. In December 1954, Hillsdale Mall opened as an open-air center, featuring Sears (completed in 1949) and the first suburban branch store of Macy's San Francisco, later adding Emporium in 1962. By 1970, Hillsdale had more than 150 stores. Through the 1960s and 70s, Hillsdale Mall marked the northern end of a popular Friday night cruise route along El Camino Real for young drivers.
In 1982, faced with competition from San Diego-based developer The Hahn Company's new San Mateo Fashion Island Mall, Hillsdale underwent a major renovation, adding a second floor, enclosing the shopping center between Macy's and Emporium and adding Northern California's first Nordstrom under the leadership of Bohannon's daughter, Frances Bohannon Nelson. Fashion Island could not compete, eventually closing and being demolished for the Bridgepointe power center. Another renovation started in 1992. In 1996 Sears relocated from its original location south of Hillsdale to the former Emporium store north of 31st. By 2013, Hillsdale added a Cheesecake Factory restaurant (replacing a Mervyn's),H&M, Forever 21, and Paul Martin's American Grill.
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