On March 15, South Coast Plaza opens with 70 stores anchored by May Company and Sears. Situated on acres of what used to be the Segerstrom family’s farmland, the center designed by Victor Gruen Associates was just the beginning of what would become one of the most important retail and cultural destinations in America.

I. Magnin opens.

Saks Fifth Avenue opens.

South Coast Plaza expands with a freestanding building across Bear Street, named Crystal Court, featuring 60 stores, J.W. Robinson’s and The Broadway.

Orange County Performing Arts Center opens across from South Coast Plaza on five acres of land donated by the Segerstrom family.

Nordstrom expands to 235,000-square-feet, the company’s largest store.

South Coast Plaza celebrates its 25th anniversary. Planet Hollywood opens its second U.S. location with over 200 celebrities including Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis.

The Bridge of Gardens and Garden Terrace, designed by renowned landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson, opens, connecting South Coast Plaza with Crystal Court.

Crate & Barrel and the nation’s first Macy’s Home Store open, expanding the center’s curation to home and furniture.

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall debuts at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

South Coast Plaza completes a $35 million interior renovation project featuring new travertine flooring, teak seating and two new glass observation elevators.

Louis Vuitton opens a private VIP atelier, underscoring South Coast Plaza as a luxury destination known for its personalized service.

Diane von Furstenberg hosts a party to open her new freestanding boutique.

Parisian luxury shoe designer Roger Vivier opens its first West Coast flagship boutique.

Luxury watchmakers Vacheron Constantin, IWC Schaffhausen and Jaeger-LeCoultre open.

South Coast Plaza celebrates its 45th anniversary.

Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese restaurant group famous for its dumplings, opens 3rd U.S. location.

Uniqlo, the Japan-based retailer, opens its first Southern California location.

Les Parfums Louis Vuitton opens its exclusive U.S. location and Italian designer brand WEEKEND Max Mara debuts its first freestanding store in North America.

The Webster, a Miami-based multi-brand boutique, open their first locations on the West Coast.

Water Grill opens its Orange County restaurant and Vaca, the Spanish-inspired restaurant by “Top Chef” finalist Amar Santana, opens.

Louis Vuitton opens an expanded Peter Marino-designed boutique, which features the largest single-level retail floor in the Americas for the brand, the first permanent home for the Objets Normades furniture collection, the first in-store workshop and resident artisan studio in the U.S.

Alexander McQueen opens its only Orange County boutique.

Terrace by Mix Mix, a restaurant by award-winning chef Ross Pangilinan, debuts.

Orange County Museum of Art opens a temporary location at South Coast Plaza Village.

Tiffany & Co. opens an expanded boutique, doubling its previous footprint.

Thom Browne opens its first West Coast boutique.

Monique Lhuillier opens its exclusive Orange County boutique, the largest showroom for the fashion house.

Céline debuts an expanded boutique.

Orange County Museum of Art opens at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Hermès opens an expanded and redesigned Orange County-exclusive boutique.

Buccellati debuts an exclusive Orange County boutique.

Bvlgari, Cartier, Harry Winston and Gucci debut newly designed and expanded flagships, part of the largest collection of luxury timepieces and jewelry under one roof in North America.

Lanvin and Palm Angels open.

Fueguia 1833 Patagonia, the Argentinian fragrance house, introduces its first West Coast boutique at South Coast Plaza.

Los Angeles contemporary brand Staud and Swedish bedmaker Hästens debut their first Orange County locations.

This summer and early fall, jewelers Jessica McCormack, Messika and Maria Tash will debut boutiques along with Parisian leather goods brand Polène.