Carmel Plaza Explained

Carmel Plaza^[1] is a 111980adj=onNaNadj=on 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 10000adj=onNaNadj=on 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]

Notes and References

1. Book: "Worth Noting, Carmel". Fodor's Northern California 2013 . 2012. Fodor's . 9780891419280 . 2013.
2. Web site: Leasing Information, Carmel Plaza . O'Connor.
3. Book: Longstreth, Richard . Richard Longstreth . The American Department Store Transformed 1920–1960 . 1010 . Yale . 9780300149388 . 111.
4. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8v69ks3/admin/ "Finding Aid to the I. Magnin & Co. Records 1893-1998 (bulk 1930-1994) SFH 2", Online Archive of California
5. Web site: Dahlstrand, Olof . University of California Berkeley CED Archives.
6. News: I. Magnin to Open Store at Carmel Early in 1960 . San Francisco Examiner . May 11, 1959 . 38.
7. News: Two Level Cocktail Party . Los Angeles Times . May 2, 1974 . 67.
8. News: Advertisement for Saks Fifth Avenue . The Californian (Salinas, CA) . May 29, 1986 . 26.
9. Web site: The Carmel Pine Cone's second story of the week.