How long has Cerritos Auto Square been around?
During 1979, the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency worked on the upgrade of Studebaker Road. In October of that year S & J Chevrolet broke ground for the first auto dealership in the Cerritos Auto Square, directly west of the 605 Freeway, between 183rd and South streets. In 1988, the Los Cerritos Redevelopment Agency purchased 8.5 acres from the General Telephone Company and spent $1.2 million for road improvements, landscaped medians and parkways, rocky waterfalls, and decorative streetlights. The site soon became the new home of Moothart Chrysler-Plymouth and Victory Pontiac-GMC, who were joined by 23 other dealerships in buildings featuring a distinctive New Orleans style. The Auto Square currently boasts 25 dealerships, with Jaguar and Land Rover scheduled to open in 2007.
