A pedestrian passes Wednesday by the old Hawthorne Plaza in Hawthorne that has been closed for decades. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Hawthorne city officials are fed up with the owners of ...

A judge ordered owners of the long- abandoned Hawthorne Plaza mall to secure the site and step up safety measures while devising a plan to either redevelop or demolish it. It's the latest in an ...

Graffiti is scrawled on the walls. Light fixtures have been torn out. The roof is partially collapsed and code violations abound – from plumbing to electrical. Welcome to Hawthorne Plaza, an ...

Hawthorne city leaders have obtained a court order against the owners of the long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, which calls for movement on the mall's redevelopment or demolition within one ...

The city of Hawthorne obtained a court order to pressure ownership of the long-languishing Hawthorne Plaza shopping center to get moving on their redevelopment plans or demolish the property within a ...

Redevelop Hawthorne Plaza or it will be demolished, judge tells property owner The owner of the ill-fated shopping center, who did not return requests for comment, was ordered by a judge to demolish ...