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Block, Spectrum drawing millions
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Flashy neon theaters. Restaurants with prison themes serve alongside nostalgic 1950s diners. Skateboard parks. Arcades with valet parking and dining. Mega-bookstores, mega-record stores and mega-surf shops.
And the county's two largest entertainment centers - the Block at Orange and the Irvine Spectrum Center-are attracting mega-numbers of visitors.
The 811,000-square-foot Block, which opened in November, has recorded 6 million visitors and estimates it will have 13 million in i...
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