From its modest beginning in a former lima bean field, South Coast Plaza has become one ... Frank Gehry to design the shopping center’s Joseph Magnin store, Segerstrom said.

When South Coast Plaza opened in March 1967 ... Bullock’s, Woolworth’s and Joseph Magnin department stores followed later. Forty-five years later, the center is experiencing its highest ...

“That was a huge step for South Coast Plaza and really, in retailing.” Saks Fifth Avenue, I. Magnin and Bullock’s contributed to the concept the plaza was trying to create, but Segerstrom ...