The city of Los Angeles on Tuesday ordered the demolition of buildings at the former Valley Plaza mall, once known as a historic North Hollywood shopping center.

The outdoor mall, which opened in 1951, has long been left to degrade with most of the buildings being vacant for years and encountering numerous problems, including fires, criminal activity and homeless encampments.

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“We’re hoping that if they’re forced to tear down these buildings, that they’ll seriously consider developing or selling it to someone who will develop the property because we would like to see something happen here so tearing it down that’s just the first step of many,” said Diann Corral, a North Hollywood resident.

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