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South Coast Plaza company history timeline

1973

After just six years of being in business, the retail center had nearly seventy specialty stores and was still planning to expand further in 1973.

Since 1973, Henry Segerstrom and his family have acquired and specially made contemporary sculptures for South Coast Plaza and the Segerstrom’s other properties.

1978

In 1978, Nordstrom finally joined the list of stores in South Coast Plaza.

By 1978 Paris-based Courrèges debuts; Mark Cross and Halston, the New York-based designers, opens a freestanding boutiques.

1991

In 1991, the I. Magnin location 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.

1995

In 1995, prior to 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.

2000

Another $100,000,000 renovation and reconfiguring of the center came in 2000, with Robinsons-May closing its Crystal Court location and expanding the original May Co. store.

2002

Sandra (Sandy) Segerstrom Daniels a Managing Partner of C. J. Segerstrom & Sons, founded the Festival of Children Foundation in 2002.

2017

Dior Homme, Gianvito Rossi, Aquazzura and London-based Stella McCartney open in early 2017.

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1967
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