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Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA

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Stanford Shopping Center

Stroll an upscale open-air center of department stores and luxury shops on Stanford University land.

660 Stanford Shopping Center · Palo Alto, CA

About Stanford Shopping Center

Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale open-air mall on El Camino Real at Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto. It sits on land owned by Stanford University, was built in the mid 1950s, and is mostly owned and managed by Simon Property Group. The 1.35 million square foot center has Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, plus retailers such as Louis Vuitton, Tiffany and Burberry.

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