Community, It's After 8. Do You Know Where Your Marshall's Is?

Yes folks, life is changed in OUR community with the opening today of the new Marshall's on the upper tier of The Terraces.

The first photo was taken at 7:20 and shows a fairly short line waiting for the store to open.
Terri is on the right side of the photo and above the left side of the white car. She drove because she had to leave quickly for an appointment, but I walked, just like I promised.

The next photo was taken at 7:45 AM and shows a gentleman cutting the ribbon to open the new store. The gentleman was apparently the first one in line, so he got the honor.

None of the members of the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council attended the Grand Opening ceremony for what is now the largest department store in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, if not the only one.

After the ribbon was cut and the employees filed back into the store, it opened its doors for customers at 7:50 AM. All of us received blue cloth shopping bags because as the store managers put it, "Let's go green!"

The photo below as taken at 8:21 AM, from a spot at the end of an alley behind houses on Highmore.

The upper tier of the parking lot, on this front side, was actually filled by 8:11 AM. There were, however many open spaces available on the second level of the shopping center, but Trader Joe's probably hadn't opened by the time this shot was taken.

Here's a tip; Whether you head up to Marshall's from the south or the north (Caddington) you should have better luck finding a parking space if you head around to the rear of Bally's, Marshall's or the theater. The side lot on Caddington was about 1/2 full by 8:12, when I looked at it.

Please come and spend lots and lots of money at Marshalls, Trader Joe's and every other business at The Terraces. Rancho Palos Verdes needs the sales tax revenue.

Happy shopping!