The Blockbuster location at the corner of Winchester and Payne is closing soon.
The video retail outlet at 1303 South Winchester Boulevard joins several other businesses at West Park Plaza that are closing or have closed. At the end of 2010, the Tuesday Morning discount retailer closed, and the Safeway is slated to close in early April. The new GEN Japanese Cuisine never opened.
A new sign for GEN Japanese Cuisine has been hanging at West Park Plaza for months, but renovations for the new restaurant seem to have halted.
GEN Japanese Cuisine
The new sign for the restaurant appeared around September 2010. However, peeking though the window, it appears that construction has not advanced since then.
Regency Centers, the owner of the West Park Plaza located at Payne and Winchester, had announced in May 2010 that they had leased space to Masa’s Sushi Japanese Cuisine, a sit-down restaurant serving Japanese cuisine, sushi and noodles. It is believed that Masa’s is now named GEN.
Discount retailer Tuesday Morning is to close their store at Winchester and Payne on December 31.
Tuesday Morning at the West Park Plaza
All items are marked down 50% to 80%.
A flyer announces the closing of the store.
The Safeway at the West Park Plaza at the corner of South Winchester and Payne will be closing.
Safeway to close
The Silicon Valley Business Journal reports that the Safeway locations at both the West Park Plaza and Westgate Mall will be closing when the new larger store opens at the old Mervyn’s location on Hamilton Avenue.
A store employee told the South Winchester News that the closure will occur this spring.
The UPS Store has moved from the Orchid Plaza at 812 South Winchester Boulevard to the West Park Plaza at 1321 South Winchester Boulevard at the corner of South Winchester and Payne.
The new UPS Store at Regency Center at Winchester and Payne, beside Nails Amour
Also moved out of Orchid Plaza is Audible Arts. They have moved to 412 East Campbell Avenue in downtown Campbell.
Audible Arts has also moved out of Orchid Plaza.
Opened earlier this spring, Restaurant AI at 1317 South Winchester Boulevard has closed.
Closed Restaurant AI
An eviction noticed was taped to the front door by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on October 23, 2009. The restaurant’s web site states “We closed the restaurant. We really appreciate you coming.”