This field guide documents Rhodes department store sites across Northern California. 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 Rhodes stores, while others occupied earlier department store anchors such as Kahn's. Together, they form a layered record of retail development across California malls.
Early suburban rollout (1954–1959)
Sacramento (Country Club)
Opened on November 12, 1954 and was converted to Liberty House on May 9, 1975.
Fresno
Opened in 1959, and converted to Liberty House in 1975.
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| The former Rhodes department store at Fresno’s Manchester Center—once a bustling retail anchor in the 1960s—now houses CalTrans offices. |
Conversion phase and Kahn’s acquisitions (1960)
Oakland
Converted from Kahn's on September 6, 1960 and was converted to Liberty House on March 14, 1975.
Concord
Converted from Kahn's on September 6, 1960 and was converted to Liberty House on May 9, 1975.
Expansion into final suburban build-out (1960–1972)
Sacramento (Southgate)
Opened on October 27, 1960 and was converted to Liberty House in 1975.
Mountain View
Opened as Rhodes Palo Alto on October 4, 1963 and converted to Liberty House on September 12, 1974.
Dublin
Opened as RhodesWAY in 1971, converted to Rhodes in 1972, then converted again to Liberty House on March 14, 1975.
Collection
Historic department stores that anchored shopping centers and shaped the retail experience of Northern California.
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