Broadway Plaza (Walnut Creek)

Broadway Plaza opened on October 18, 1951 with 38 stores.[6] JCPenney, Sears, Woolworths, Joseph Magnin (later I. Magnin), and a Lucky Supermarket were the mall's original anchors.[7] In 1954, Oakland-based department store Capwell's opened as the center's fifth anchor.[8]

Lucky was replaced by Northern California's second Bullock's department store in 1973,[9] which was in turn converted to Nordstrom in 1984.[10]

Capwell's became Emporium-Capwell in 1979,[11] and was converted to Macy's in 1995;[12] while I.Magnin was converted to a separate Macy's Men's store that same year.[13]

Neiman Marcus joined Broadway Plaza in March 2012,[14] as the beginning of several major changes to the shopping center. Plans for an extensive renovation of the mall, including the addition of 300,000 sq ft (28,000 m²) of new retail space, were approved in December 2013.[15] The expansion merged the two Macy's stores into an expanded single building, replaced existing parking garages with modern structures, and added a new two-level retail building between the existing Macy's and Nordstrom stores. The first tenants in the expansion opened in September 2016,[16] while additional tenants and a two-level Zara store in place of the former Macy's Men's store opened for business during the Christmas shopping season.[16] An additional phase, replacing two multi-tenant buildings with a landmark Apple store, commenced construction in early 2017, and opened in late 2018.[17]

On May 31, 2020, hooligans amidst the protests of the death of George Floyd looted several stores at the center.[18]

On August 29, 2020, it was announced that Neiman Marcus would be closing as part of a plan to close 24 stores nationwide.[19]