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January 2016
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Coming Soon… A New Downtown Rising in Paramount It started with a drastic remake of Town Center West undertaken by the shopping plaza’s owners, Northgate Market. You have probably seen the vibrant new color scheme adorning the buildings, the reconfigured units that will soon house Yogurtland and another national food chain, and the outdoor dining patios sprinkling the Center. Landscaping has been redesigned throughout to enhance site improvements like covered trellis work and decorative walkways. All of this aesthetic activity has helped attract new tenants AutoZone and WSS Shoes to the expanded mix at Towne Center West. This reinvigoration will soon be spilling over to Paramount Blvd. itself, as the City embarks on a dramatic rebuilding of our main business district. The story of downtown Paramount is, in fact, entering its third chapter. The long-ago dairy and hay hub went downhill in the 1960s and ’70s, and was revitalized with suburban-style shopping centers in the 1980s. Now the time has come for a reboot. This new vision for the commercial stretch between Jackson St. and Alondra Blvd. will produce a fresh and ambitious identity. The streetscape will become a “Boulevard of Gardens” using drought-tolerant plants. Widened sidewalks and decorative street crossings will encourage a pedestrianfriendly feel and create opportunities to linger amid the attractive surroundings. New signage will unify the downtown thematically to Alondra, where the Clear-
water Crossing restaurant development is scheduled to open mid-year and will feature Applebee’s, The Habit, Waba Grill, and Chipotle, all grouped around an outdoor dining patio. Part of the transforma-
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tion will also tie into the Town Center West remodel, with a “parklet” taking shape on the boulevard that will have patio tables and also an elaborate bus bench enclosure with seating and trellises.
Construction for the improvements will start in the next few weeks with a projected completion date of late spring. During this time, all businesses will remain open. There may be occasional lane closures when
the use of alternative routes will be suggested. So stay tuned and watch as the new downtown Paramount rises up to become a festive locale for strolling, shopping, dining, and hanging out.
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