This field guide documents Macy's department store sites from Sacramento to Fresno. Each entry records the building’s original anchor tenant, architectural context, and current use.
Unlike a corporate history, this guide focuses on the physical remains of the stores themselves—the structures that still shape mall corridors long after the signage has changed.
Many of these sites began as standalone Macy's stores, while others occupied earlier department store anchors such as Weinstock's or Gottschalks. Together, they form a layered record of retail development across postwar California malls.
Sacramento (Downtown)
Opened in downtown Sacramento on November 4, 1963. The store opened 113 years after Rowland H. Macy's first attempt at a dry good store in Marysville during the Gold Rush. It failed, so he returned to New York. Later, he came back, tried again in 1858, and succeeded. This venerable store closed in March 2025.
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| Macy’s Downtown Plaza in Sacramento, opened in 1963 as a modern anchor for the city’s evolving retail core. After more than 60 years of service, the iconic store closed its doors in 2025—marking the end of an era for downtown shopping in California’s capital. |
Stockton
Opened at Sherwood Manor Shopping Center (now Sherwood Place) in Stockton on August 5, 1965. With it came a separate auto center and restaurant.
Monterey
Opened September 15, 1967 at Del Monte Center in Monterey.
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| Macy’s at Del Monte Center in Monterey opened in 1967 and still serving the area. |
Citrus Heights (1)
Opened at Birdcage Walk in 1979. After their Sunrise Mall location opened in 1984, this store became Macy's Men's and Home. Closed in 1996 when Macy's acquired the Weinstock's store at Sunrise Mall. The store was demolished and replaced by Target.
Modesto (1)
Opened at Modesto's Vintage Faire Mall in 1980.
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| Opened in 1980, Macy's at Vintage Faire Mall became part of a new generation of regional shopping centers that reshaped retail across California's Central Valley. |
Fresno (1)
Macy's finally came to Fresno with a new store at Fashion Fair Mall in 1983.
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| Macy's at Fashion Fair Mall in Fresno. The store marked Macy's expansion into the Fresno area. |
Citrus Heights (2)
After acquiring the old Liberty House store, Macy's opened at Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights in 1984. With Macy's still at Birdcage Walk across the street, they moved the women's wear sections to this location. Closed in March 2025.
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| Macy’s at Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, originally the Liberty House store, which Macy’s acquired and opened in 1984. |
Citrus Heights (3)
A second store opened in 1996 in the former Weinstock's, and the Birdcage Walk location closed. Closed in March 2025.
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| The second Macy’s at Sunrise Mall, opened in 1996 after replacing the Weinstock’s location, closed alongside the original store in March 2025. |
Modesto (2)
Opened in 1996 when Macy's took over the former Gottschalks store, which had moved across the mall to the former Weinstock's.
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| Exterior view of Macy’s at Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto. This location opened in 1996 when Macy’s took over the former Gottschalks store, which had relocated across the mall into the old Weinstock’s building. |
Sacramento (Arden)
Macy's inherited this Sacramento store when its parent bought Weinstock's in 1996.
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| Macy’s at Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, originally opened as Hale’s department store, later rebranded as Weinstock’s, before becoming Macy’s in 1996. |
Sacramento (Country Club)
Macy's inherited this store in 1996 when Federated Department Stores (Macy's parent) acquired Broadway Stores (parent of Weinstock's).
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| Macy’s at Country Club Plaza in Sacramento, originally a Weinstock’s store before Macy’s acquired it. The store closed in 2019. |
Salinas
Converted from The Emporium to Macys in 1996 at Northridge Mall in Salinas.
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| Macys in a former The Emporium at Northridge Mall in Salinas. |
Roseville
Macy's opened at the Galleria at Roseville on August 19, 2000.
Capitola
Opened April 2002 in the site formerly occupied by JCPenney at Capitola Mall.
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| Macy’s at Capitola Mall opened in 2002, bringing a full-line department store to Santa Cruz County for the first time. |
Fresno (2)
Opened at The Shops at River Park in Fresno, in the former Gottschalks, in 2009.
Tracy
Opened at West Valley Mall in Tracy, in the former Gottschalks, in 2010. It closed in January 2026.
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