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Abandoned LA-area mall featured in 'The Fast and the Furious' being demolished

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Follow Abandoned LA-area mall featured in 'The Fast and the Furious' being demolished Thu, August 20, 2026 at 5:14 PM EDT The interior of the Hawthorne Plaza mall in Hawthorne, Calif., on Jan. 31, 1997. (Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images) In the 2006 movie "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," main character Sean Boswell meets the local drifting community in a sweeping garage with a spiral ramp - but that garage wasn't anywhere near Japan.
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Abandoned LA-area mall featured in 'The Fast and the Furious' being demolished

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By Karen Palmer Verified
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In the 2006 movie "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," main character Sean Boswell meets the local drifting community in a sweeping garage with a spiral ramp - but that garage wasn't anywhere near Japan. It was thousands of miles away, in an abandoned mall in the South Bay area of greater Los Angeles. And now, after sitting vacant for more than 25 years, that mall is being demolished.
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Abandoned LA-area mall featured in 'The Fast and the Furious' being demolished

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The Sibling Drama Surrounding Lakers Sale to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger At some point over the next several months, Josh Kushner (the brother of Jared) and Bob Iger (the former Disney chief) will become the majority …
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