Carmel Plaza
Carmel Plaza[1] is a 111,980 sq ft (10,403 m2) self-described "upscale, outdoor lifestyle shopping center" in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, in the block bounded by Ocean, Junipero, Mission and 7th streets.[2] It is currently anchored by Anthropologie and is home to luxury goods retailers such as Tiffany. Three stories of shops surround an open-air courtyard.
Despite its small size, the center has been host to small branches of three department stores. At opening on August 18, 1960,[3][4] I. Magnin opened a 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) store here.[5] Both the store and the center were designed by architect Olof Dahlstrand.[6] Joseph Magnin opened in 1974.[7] After the Joseph Magnin chain closed in 1984, Saks Fifth Avenue opened on May 31, 1986.[8]
The shopping mall was built in 1960 by Gerson Bakar and Steve Jacobs. It was sold to Macerich in 1998, and again to the O'Connor Group in 2012.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Fodor's Northern California 2013 (2013 ed.). Fodor's. 2012. ISBN 9780891419280.
Worth Noting, Carmel
- ^ "Leasing Information, Carmel Plaza" (PDF). O'Connor.
- ^ Longstreth, Richard (1010). The American Department Store Transformed 1920–1960. Yale. p. 111. ISBN 9780300149388.
- ^ "Finding Aid to the I. Magnin & Co. Records 1893-1998 (bulk 1930-1994) SFH 2", Online Archive of California
- ^ "Dahlstrand, Olof". University of California Berkeley CED Archives.
- ^ "I. Magnin to Open Store at Carmel Early in 1960". San Francisco Examiner. May 11, 1959. p. 38.
- ^ "Two Level Cocktail Party". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 1974. p. 67.
- ^ "Advertisement for Saks Fifth Avenue". The Californian (Salinas, CA). May 29, 1986. p. 26.
- ^ "The Carmel Pine Cone's second story of the week".