South Coast Plaza
architectural structure
South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California is the largest shopping mall in California and the 6th largest mall in the United States.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, its sales volume of over $1.5 billion annually was the highest in the US.
The mall is anchored by three Macy's stores, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's. There are two vacant anchor stores, formerly occupied by Saks Fifth Avenue and Sears. The mall's 275 retailers represent the highest concentration of fashion retail in the country.
History
South Coast Plaza was developed by the Segerstrom family, most notably, Harold (Hal) T. Segerstrom Jr. and cousin, Henry Segerstrom, in one of the family's lima bean fields in rapidly growing Orange County. The mall's May Company anchor store opened first, on February 21, 1966. The mall itself opened a year later, on March 15, 1967, with a second anchor store, Sears, at the other end. The initial phase of the center was designed by Victor Gruen. It was built the same year as The Irvine Company's nearby Fashion Island in Newport Beach.
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