Citadel Outlets (Commerce, California)

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In 1918, Adolph Schleicher founded his Samson Tire and Rubber Company in a tiny wood-frame factory in Compton, California choosing "Samson" because it symbolized strength and endurance. Ten years later, Schleicher wanted to include a Samson and Delilah motif, thus modeling the plant after a 7th Century B.C. ancient Assyrian palace including a 1,350-foot-long (later expanded to 1,750) crenulated concrete wall decorated with heraldic lamassus and bas-reliefs of Babylonian princes carved into the stone between impressive pillars and towers. This Assyrian landmark had the distinct honor of serving as a backdrop in the Academy Award-Winning movie, Ben Hur. Citadel Outlets, Los Angeles' first factory outlet center, opened in 1990 serving as a mixed-use project which includes a retail outlet center, a food court, five office buildings, and a 201-room Wyndham Hotel.

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