Misplaced Pages

#599400

68-845: South Coast Plaza is a regional shopping mall in Costa Mesa, California . The largest shopping center on the West Coast of the United States , its pre-COVID sales of over $ 1.5 billion annually were the highest in the United States. Its 275 retailers represent the highest concentration of design fashion retail in the U.S., with the second highest sales-volume in California at $ 800 per square foot ($ 8,600/m)—second only to Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose-Santa Clara, at $ 809 per square foot ($ 8,710/m). The national average

136-412: A Tiffany's that opened in fall 1988. The Crystal Court standalone wing never performed as well as the original center, its separation due both to land restrictions and the fact that May Co. and The Broadway routinely refused to allow each other to build stores at their existing centers, which explains the proximity of so many competing malls throughout Southern California. In 1991, the I. Magnin location

204-525: A 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m) showroom in 2002. Since 2007, South Coast Plaza has held "Fashion Plates", an annual 10-day Restaurant Week-like promotion of its high-end restaurants at discounted rates. In 2014, Taiwan-based chain Din Tai Fung opened a location in the Sears Wing. In 2016, Italian designer brand, WEEKEND MaxMara , opened its freestanding store in California. In July 2017,

272-459: A directly elected mayor, who acts as the chairperson for the council and head of the government. The mayor serves two-year terms and councilmembers serve four year terms, with each office having a two-term limit. Municipal elections are held every two years, during which the mayor and three councilmembers are up for election. Day to day, the city is run by a professional city manager and staff of approximately 460 full-time employees. Management of

340-580: A franchise agreement with Falabella (retail store) . In July 2017, Crate & Barrel opened its first store in Central America in Escazú, Costa Rica , inside Avenida Escazú mall. Barbara Turf , first hired in 1968, succeeded Gordon Segal as CEO of the company in May 2008. In November 2008, it was reported that sales for the prior year for the chain were $ 1.3 billion. Turf retired in 2012. Sascha Bopp

408-585: A majority stake to German mail order company the Otto Group in 1998, the company had financing to increase its rate of expansion. Otto became the sole owner in 2011. By 2002, it had grown to approximately 100 locations, and over 135 locations by late 2004. Crate & Barrel's flagship store, located in Chicago on Michigan Avenue in the " Magnificent Mile ", closed in January 2018. The building became

476-593: A political party/are independents, 2,717 (4.5%) are registered American Independents , and 319 (0.5%) are registered to the Green Party . Until 2008, Costa Mesa was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. Since 2008, Costa Mesa has mostly voted Democratic in presidential elections, owing to the GOP's shift towards cultural conservatism. In 2008, Barack Obama was the first Democrat to carry Costa Mesa in decades, while Republican nominee Mitt Romney carried

544-431: A reference to the city's geography as being a plateau by the coast. Fanny Bixby Spencer and her husband sponsored the contest which selected the city's new name. Costa Mesa surged in population during and after World War II, as many thousands trained at Santa Ana Army Air Base and returned after the war with their families. Within three decades of incorporation, the city's population had nearly quintupled. Costa Mesa

612-614: Is $ 411 per square foot ($ 4,420/m). The mall is anchored by three Macy's stores, Nordstrom , Bloomingdale's , and Saks Fifth Avenue . South Coast Plaza is the largest shopping mall in California and the 4th largest in the United States . In March 1967, members of the Segerstrom family, most notably, Harold (Hal) T. Segerstrom, Jr. and cousin, Henry Segerstrom opened a shopping center called "South Coast Plaza" in one of

680-413: Is $ 807,000 ($ 505 per sq ft) and $ 3,500 for the median rent per month. Measure Y was amended in 2022 by Measure K . The city's economy relies heavily on retail and services . The largest center of commercial activity is South Coast Plaza , a shopping center noted for its architecture and size. The volume of sales generated by South Coast Plaza, on the strength of its more than 270 stores, places it among

748-645: Is a city in Orange County, California , United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city , one of the region's largest commercial clusters, with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. The city is home to the two tallest skyscrapers in Orange County. The population

SECTION 10

#1732783230600

816-1072: Is also reportedly planned. In the fall of 2009, the company reported plans to open two stores in Dubai in 2010 via a franchise agreement with Al Tayer Group . Crate & Barrel opened its first Asian store in Singapore in January 2013, occupying two floors at Ion Orchard . Crate & Barrel has three stores in Taiwan , one is in Taipei and the other in Taoyuan and Taichung . Crate & Barrel opened its first store in Peru in 2015, and opened its first store in Colombia in December 2016 in Bogota- Parque La Colina Mall, via

884-510: Is located 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Los Angeles , 87 miles (140 km) northwest of San Diego and 425 miles (684 km) southeast of San Francisco . Costa Mesa encompasses a total of 16 square miles (41 km ) with its southernmost border only 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Pacific Ocean. Costa Mesa has a semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification BSh ) with mild temperatures year round. Rain falls primarily in

952-547: Is still privately held by the Segerstrom family (and the second largest family-owned center in the United States behind the Mall of America ), and so is one of the few shopping centers in the United States that have not been purchased by a Real estate investment trust /REIT. Sandra (Sandy) Segerstrom Daniels a Managing Partner of C. J. Segerstrom & Sons, founded the Festival of Children Foundation in 2002. The foundation hosts

1020-633: The 73rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris . In the United States House of Representatives , Costa Mesa is in California's 47th congressional district , represented by Democrat Katie Porter . According to the California Secretary of State , as of February 20, 2024, Costa Mesa has 60,789 registered voters. Of those, 22,661 (37.3%) are registered Democrats, 19,888 (32.7%) are registered Republicans, 15,204 (25%) have declined to state

1088-480: The Assemblies of God ). Whittier Law School was a former school. Costa Mesa has two public high schools, Costa Mesa High School and Estancia High School . There are also two public middle schools; TeWinkle Middle School, which was named after Costa Mesa's first mayor, and Costa Mesa Middle School which shares the same campus as Costa Mesa High School. Costa Mesa also has two alternative high schools that share

1156-501: The Federated Department Stores / Broadway Stores merger, Bloomingdale's was in negotiations to build a location at South Coast Plaza, but other anchor tenants would not give permission for its construction. When Federated merged all the stores into its Macy's West division in 1996, it opted to not convert Broadway's Crystal Court location to Bloomingdale's. Another $ 100,000,000 renovation and reconfiguring of

1224-585: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade . The Segals sought out small European companies that were not represented in America and negotiated direct purchases from these factories that could be sold to the consumer while avoiding a wholesaler's markup. To this day, a majority of Crate & Barrel's products are direct imports from Europe, though Thai , Mexican and Indian glass and textiles can also be found in their stores. The Segals derived

1292-888: The Sears store was sold to the mall owners. On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The Sears anchor was closed permanently on January 1, 2019, making it the last original anchor store to close in the mall. In 2019, Furla opened a new store at South Coast Plaza. This was the company’s first store to open in California. In August 2020, South Coast Plaza reopened after an extended closure due to COVID-19 with additional safety measures, including social distancing requirements and more frequent cleaning of this. In 2021, new stores that opened included Thom Browne , Ganni , Untuckit , Louis Vuitton California Dream , Psycho Bunny , Loewe , Sock Harbor, and Nectar Bath Treats. In late 2023, Balmain opened its flagship store in

1360-569: The Antonello Espresso Cafe. In February 2024, Palm Angels opened a location in the former Sears Wing, now known as the Din Tai Fung Wing. The center is adjacent to Interstate 405 in an area called South Coast Metro , which includes portions of the cities of Costa Mesa and Santa Ana . Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa ( / ˌ k oʊ s t ə ˈ m eɪ s ə / ; Spanish for "coastal tableland")

1428-591: The Arts and South Coast Repertory Theater are based in the city. Costa Mesa is been home to the NFL 's Las Vegas Raiders training camp since 2024. Previously it was home to the training center, training camp and corporate headquarters of the Los Angeles Chargers from 2017 to 2024. The team agreed to a lease with the facility they moved into prior to their relocation from San Diego. The building, called

SECTION 20

#1732783230600

1496-606: The Chicago area opened in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts in 1977. In 1979, it opened its second Cambridge, Massachusetts , store in the building designed for the recently closed Design Research , which they had so admired; that store closed in 2009. By 1985, the chain had grown to 17 stores, and has continued to grow. In March 1995, it opened its first New York location (its 59th location), in Manhattan . After selling

1564-581: The Costa Mesa Fire Department. Law enforcement is the responsibility of the Costa Mesa Police Department . Emergency Medical Services are provided by the Costa Mesa Fire Department and Care Ambulance Service . Crate %26 Barrel Gordon and Carole Segal opened the first Crate & Barrel store on December 7, 1962, at age 23. The 1,700-square-foot (160 m ) space in part of an old elevator factory

1632-494: The Fall. These two stores were anchors at nearby Fashion Island , but were willing to cannibalize sales at that location due to the strong drawing power of South Coast Plaza. This signified South Coast Plaza's elevation from a regional shopping center to a national shopping destination. The expansion continued in fall 1987 with an enlargement of Bullock's and the redevelopment of the former Nordstrom as additional center space, including

1700-745: The Hudson Grace brand through retail expansion into niche markets and an invigorated online presence to engage new and existing customers across channels. Crate & Barrel Holdings has 22 stores in Canada , Colombia , Costa Rica , Mexico , Peru , Philippines , Singapore , Taiwan and United Arab Emirates . In September 2008, Crate & Barrel opened its first location outside the United States, at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, Ontario , Canada. A new two-story 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m ) building, similar to other newly opened stores in

1768-687: The Jack Hammett Sports Complex is a former office space, but Chargers players and coaches said it was an upgrade from what the team had in San Diego. The Chargers occuped the facility until 2024 when it departed it for a purpose-built practice facility in El Segundo . The team gutted the first floor of the building to make room for team rooms. Construction cost more than $ 3.8 million. After the Chargers derparted for El Segundo,

1836-693: The Nordstrom store is considered a seminal event as it was the first Nordstrom store outside of the Pacific Northwest and marked the West Coast and later the nationwide expansion of its chain. In 1986, the center began opening its largest expansion, with Nordstrom replacing its store with a new location twice the size of the original in May, and the addition of a free-standing wing across Bear Street, identified as "Crystal Court" and anchored by The Broadway and J. W. Robinson's , which opened in

1904-1020: The U.S., was constructed. A second Canadian store in Calgary opened in October 2009. A third Canadian store opened in Mississauga , Ontario , on October 28, 2010, at Square One Shopping Centre . Additional stores opened in 2011 in Edmonton , Alberta at Southgate Centre , another in Spring 2012 at Carrefour Laval Shopping Centre in Laval, Quebec , and another in Oakridge Centre mall in Vancouver, British Columbia , in early 2013. Future international expansion in Canada and possibly other countries

1972-423: The United States. The Segals started by recruiting an employee and leasing an abandoned elevator factory on Chicago's Wells Street. They traveled throughout Europe buying directly from glassblowers, ceramicists and factories making French copper pots and simple white bistro dinnerware. The first store opened in response to a flourishing of world trade in home furnishings due to the early 1960s, round of talks about

2040-474: The annual Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza each September. Festival of Children coincides with the foundation's efforts to recognize September as National Child Awareness Month. South Coast Plaza has always had a strong design element in its building. One of the most striking additions to the mall was the angular 1973 Bullock's wing designed by Welton Becket and the 1977 I. Magnin wing designed by Frank Gehry . In 1982, Henry Segerstrom commissioned

2108-657: The area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area's first permanent European settlement in Alta California , New Spain . In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted 62,500 acres (253 km ) to Jose Antonio Yorba , which he named Rancho San Antonio. After the Mexican-American War , California became part of the United States, and American settlers arrived in this area and formed

South Coast Plaza - Misplaced Pages Continue

2176-615: The businesses headquartered in Costa Mesa. A local newspaper, the Daily Pilot , is published by the Los Angeles Times . Wahoo's Fish Taco was founded in Costa Mesa in 1988 by Chinese - Brazilian brothers Eduardo "Ed" Lee, Renato "Mingo" Lee and Wing Lam. Costa Mesa offers 26 parks, a municipal golf course, 26 public schools and two libraries. According to the city's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,

2244-426: The center came in 2000, with Robinsons-May closing its Crystal Court location and expanding the original May Co. store. The separate Crystal Court name was dropped and the free-standing wing, now called the west wing, was joined to the original center by a 600-foot (180 m)-long pedestrian bridge across Bear Street. The west side was reoriented toward home furnishings, anchored by the former Broadway store, which

2312-611: The center was well overdue for a remodeling and brought in Bentley Management Group as the project manager and Gruen Associates as the architect. Howard S. Wright was selected as the general contractor and construction began in summer 2006 on a $ 30 million remodeling project to update the center. South Coast Plaza underwent an intense makeover, with Italian ivory marble replacing the original burgundy tile floors, and travertine to surround new water and fountain features. Modern and contemporary oil-rubbed bronze replaced

2380-939: The city and coordination of city services are provided by: Residents of the city are also governed by various special districts , including the Mesa Water District , the Orange County Water District , the Municipal Water District of Orange County , the Irvine Ranch Water District , and the Costa Mesa Sanitary District . In the California State Legislature , Costa Mesa is in the 37th Senate District , represented by Democrat Dave Min , and in

2448-542: The city by only 364 votes in the 2012 presidential election. Costa Mesa flipped back to Democratic in 2016, voting for Hillary Clinton by a 10.2% margin, and for Joe Biden by a 14.6% margin in 2020. In 2008, Costa Mesa was one of four cities in Orange County to vote against Proposition 8 (along with Aliso Viejo, Irvine, and Laguna Beach), a statewide ballot measure that banned same-sex marriages. Institutions of higher learning located in Costa Mesa include Orange Coast College , and Vanguard University (affiliated with

2516-450: The city was $ 23,342. About 8.2% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over. Measure Y is a ballot initiative approved by voters in 2016 . It requires public approval of projects that have a general plan amendment or zoning change and would add 40 or more dwelling units or 10,000 or more square feet of commercial space. The median housing price

2584-513: The city. The 9.5 acres (3.8 hectares; 38 thousand square metres) Costa Mesa Civic Center is located at 77 Fair Drive. City hall is a five-story building where the primary administrative functions of the city are conducted. Also contained in the Civic Center complex are Council Chambers, the Police facility, Communications building and Fire Station No. 5. Fire protection is provided by

2652-489: The company name by the materials that they originally used to display items in their Chicago store. A friend suggested they call their company "Barrel and Crate", but Carole thought they should reverse the order of the words. They turned over the crates and barrels that the merchandise came in, let the wood excelsior spill out, and stacked up the china and glass. This helped emphasize their strongest selling point — that their products were direct imports. In 1966, Segal and

2720-586: The dated brass side railings and all door/elevator hardware including a glass elevator. Construction began in the Bloomingdale's wing, and was completed in time for the 40th anniversary of South Coast Plaza, in the Fall of 2007, just one year later. This is the largest remodel for the center since the construction of the Bridge of Gardens connecting the main building with the Crystal Court in 1999, and

2788-734: The designer Lon Habkirk visited the Design Research store in Cambridge, Massachusetts , which had an "enormous influence" on their retailing approach. Habkirk later remarked, "Eventually we took the whole idea and translated it into a reproducible formula." In 1968, the Segals opened their second store in the Plaza del Lago shopping center in suburban Wilmette, Illinois , and third in Oak Brook, Illinois in 1971. Its first store outside

South Coast Plaza - Misplaced Pages Continue

2856-592: The escalator atrium leading to the center's third floor is loosely modeled after the Grand Gallery of the Pyramid of Khufu . The original Mid-Century modern exteriors of Sears and May Company were redesigned shortly thereafter. In 2000, the pedestrian bridge, known as Bridge of Gardens, and accompanying Garden Terrace were completed by landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson . There are also carousels placed in wide rest areas. In 2006, Anton Segerstrom decided that

2924-513: The executive board with the Otto Group, led the company as CEO until August 2020, ending six-years with the Otto Group. Janet Hayes became the CEO of Crate & Barrel Holdings on August 1, 2020. Crate & Barrel offers a variety of " upmarket " housewares, furniture, and related merchandise. These are displayed in the "vignette" style, where items are grouped together as they might appear in

2992-476: The exterior/interior remodel of the West building. South Coast Plaza continuously brings in approximately 24 million visitors annually. The shopping center has about 2.8 million square feet (260 thousand square meters) of gross leasable area and over 270 stores, making it one of the largest shopping centers in the United States . Its stores generate revenue of nearly 1.5 billion dollars per year, making it

3060-535: The facility became the training camp home of the Las Vegas Raiders . Decades prior, the facility was a lima bean farm owned by a Swedish immigrant family who became prominent developers in Orange County. A general law city, Costa Mesa has a council-manager form of government . In November 2016 , voters approved changing the City Council seats from five at-large seats to six voting districts and

3128-497: The family's lima bean fields in rapidly growing Orange County . Originally anchored by a May Company that had opened in late 1966 and Sears , 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 . The success of the center brought rapid expansion: an additional wing with Bullock's in 1973, I. Magnin in 1977, Nordstrom in 1978, and Saks Fifth Avenue in 1979. The opening of

3196-403: The highest volume regional shopping centers in the nation. It generates more than $ 1 billion per year in revenue. South Coast Metro is a commercial, cultural, and residential district surrounding South Coast Plaza in northern Costa Mesa and southern Santa Ana, itself part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city . Some manufacturing activity also takes place in the city, mostly in

3264-646: The highest-grossing center in the United States. In 2004, South Coast Plaza received the Federal Trademark as "The Ultimate Shopping Resort". A number of luxury brands have chosen South Coast Plaza as one of their few (and for some brands, their only) store locations. Zara made its debut in the California market opening their first California store in South Coast Plaza in 2004. In 2005, French luxury design house Chloé opted to open their second United States boutique at South Coast Plaza. Watch Manufacturer Rolex opened their flagship U.S. location at South Coast Plaza. Purveyor of modern furniture Room & Board also opened

3332-430: The home. The company was an innovator of this style, which has since become more widely used. Crate & Barrel has two sister brands. CB2 is a home furnishings division geared toward young adults created in 2000. The brand now has 25 stores across the U.S. and Canada. An additional store was planned to open in Denver in 2018. Crate & Barrel's kids brand, The Land of Nod , acquired in 2001, closed all stores by

3400-402: The industrial, southwestern quarter, which is home to a number of electronics, pharmaceuticals and plastics firms. Business services company Experian is the largest employer in the city, and has its North American headquarters in Costa Mesa. Ceradyne , El Pollo Loco , Emulex , Hurley , RVCA , Toyota Racing Development , the Trinity Broadcasting Network , Vans , and Volcom are among

3468-446: The mall. In November, Paris-based brand Balenciaga also unveiled its flagship location in the mall, with the new store occupying over 9,500 square feet of space across two stories. In early 2024, it was announced that over thirty new brands, including Alaia , Amiri, Mejuri, and Santa Maria Novella, would open locations in the mall. A new Giorgio Armani boutique was also announced alongside plans for an Armani/Caffè location to replace

SECTION 50

#1732783230600

3536-406: The occupied units 15,799 (39.6%) were owner-occupied and 24,147 (60.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 42,517 people (38.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 64,473 people (58.6%) lived in rental housing units. During 2009–2013, Costa Mesa had a median household income of $ 65,830, with 15.1% of the population living below

3604-408: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 39,206 households 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 28.1% of households were one person and 6.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size

3672-632: The population) lived in households, 2,232 (2.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 738 (0.7%) were institutionalized. There were 39,946 households, 12,298 (30.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 16,478 (41.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4,369 (10.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,392 (6.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,013 (7.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 281 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 10,963 households (27.4%) were one person and 2,775 (6.9%) had someone living alone who

3740-530: The poverty line. At the 2000 census there were 108,724 people in 39,206 households, including 22,778 families, in the city. The population density was 6,956.3 inhabitants per square mile (2,685.8/km ). There were 40,406 housing units at an average density of 2,585.2 units per square mile (998.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 69.48% White, 1.40% Black or African American, 0.78% Native American, 6.90% Asian, 0.60% Pacific Islander, 16.57% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more races. 31.75% of

3808-594: The same campus, Back Bay High School and Monte Vista High School and another, Coastline Early College High School which is on its own facility. These are located in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District . Costa Mesa is served by several bus lines of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), but most transportation is by automobile. Two state highways, State Route 55 (Costa Mesa Freeway) and State Route 73 (Corona del Mar Freeway), have their respective southern and northern terminus points within Costa Mesa. The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405) also runs through

3876-405: The sculptor, Isamu Noguchi, to design a small plaza at one end of the South-Coast facility. The result, "California Scenario" was an international prizewinner and is enjoyed by visitors and workers from the surrounding office buildings alike. The 1986–1987 expansion introduced postmodern architecture to the mall with a recurring pyramid motif . Chandeliers took the shape of inverted pyramids, and

3944-504: The top employers in the city are: The Orange County Fair takes place at the fairgrounds in Costa Mesa each July. The Fair receives more than one million visitors each year. The Annual Scarecrow & Pumpkin Festival was first held in 1938, went on hiatus for seven decades, and then was restarted in 2013. Adjacent to the Fairgrounds is the Pacific Amphitheatre , which has hosted acts such as Madonna , Jessica Simpson , Steppenwolf , and Kelly Clarkson . The Segerstrom Center for

4012-399: The town of Fairview in the 1880s near the modern intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Adams Avenue. To the south, meanwhile, the community of Harper had arisen on a siding of the Santa Ana and Newport Railway , named after a local rancher. This town prospered on its agricultural goods. On May 11, 1920, Harper changed its name to Costa Mesa, which means "coastal tableland" in Spanish. This is

4080-588: The winter months and is close to nonexistent during the summer. At the 2010 census Costa Mesa had a population of 109,960. The population density was 7,004.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,704.3/km ). The racial makeup of Costa Mesa was 75,335 (68.5%) White (51.8% Non-Hispanic White), 1,640 (1.5%) African American, 686 (0.6%) Native American, 8,654 (7.9%) Asian, 527 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 17,992 (16.4%) from other races, and 5,126 (4.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39,403 persons (35.8%). The Census reported that 106,990 people (97.3% of

4148-496: The world's largest Starbucks coffee roastery and retail space. Today, there are 93 Crate & Barrel Stores in the United States and Canada, including 10 outlets. In 2019, Crate & Barrel partnered with the Cornerstone Restaurant Group to open The Table at Crate, a full-service restaurant at the Crate & Barrel Oak Brook store in Oakbrook, IL. It also acquired Hudson Grace, a boutique home décor, entertaining and gift brand based in San Francisco. Crate and Barrel plans to grow

SECTION 60

#1732783230600

4216-429: Was 111,918 at the 2020 census . Members of the Tongva and Acjachemen nations long inhabited the area. The Tongva villages of Lupukngna , at least 3,000 years old, and the shared Tongva and Acjachemen village of Genga , at least 9,500 years old, were located in the area on the bluffs along the Santa Ana River . After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolà , a Spanish expedition led by Junípero Serra named

4284-464: Was 3.34. The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 39.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males. The median household income was $ 50,732 and the median family income was $ 55,456. Males had a median income of $ 38,670 versus $ 32,365 for females. The per capita income for

4352-595: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.68. There were 23,239 families (58.2% of households); the average family size was 3.30. The age distribution was 23,682 people (21.5%) under the age of 18, 12,847 people (11.7%) aged 18 to 24, 38,211 people (34.7%) aged 25 to 44, 25,106 people (22.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 10,114 people (9.2%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males. There were 42,120 housing units at an average density of 2,682.9 per square mile, of

4420-476: Was closed by I. Magnin's new owner, Federated Department Stores and reopened as the first standalone Bullock's Men's store , also owned by Federated. May Co. and Robinson's merged in 1993 to form Robinsons-May , retaining both locations as separate full-line stores, while the two Bullock's locations and Broadway store were all renamed Macy's in early 1996, with again like Robinsons-May, separate stores being maintained on either side of Bear Street. In 1995, prior to

4488-527: Was located at 1516 North Wells Street in the then- bohemian Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois . The inspiration was their honeymoon in the Caribbean, where the Segals saw inexpensive yet tasteful European household products for sale. They became interested in providing functional and aesthetically pleasing products to young couples just starting out. Surprised to see that European manufacturers offered many beautiful and durable products at reasonable prices, they were inspired to start their own store in

4556-411: Was named to replace her. Sascha Bopp departed August 2014. While a replacement was sought, Otto Group asked Segal to return as a consultant. Doug Diemoz, formerly with competitors Restoration Hardware and Williams Sonoma , became CEO of Crate & Barrel on August 1, 2015. Doug Diemoz departed April 2017. It was announced Neela Montgomery would assume his role. Neela Montgomery, former member of

4624-446: Was refurbished as Macy's Home and Furniture. The former J. W. Robinson's store was redeveloped as center space at the time, housing primarily Crate & Barrel , Borders Books and Music , and Sport Chalet . In March 2006, the Robinsons-May store, historically the first store at South Coast Plaza as the May Company , was closed as part of its merger with Macy's and re-opened as Bloomingdale's in May 2007. South Coast Plaza

#599400