Joseph Magnin
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The Joseph Magnin Company was a high-end specialty department store founded in San Francisco, California, by Joseph Magnin, 4th son of Isaac Magnin founder of the I. Magnin department store. Joseph Magnin Co. and I. Magnin Co. were rivals.
History
In 1913, Joseph Magnin left I. Magnin & Co. and bought into a partnership of the Newman-Levinson store, which changed its name to Newman-Magnin[1] and in 1919 to Joseph Magnin Co.
The store was located at the corner of
Joseph Magnin at times did use consumer confusion on the Magnin name to their advantage by calling the store J. Magnin in signage, advertisements, and store bags. The store also self identified as JM.
Post-war era
After World War II, under the leadership of Joseph's son
In 1967, JM was responsible for buying
The store also included the 'Wolves Den' department for men only. Men could shop in a clublike area while seated, served martinis, smoking cigars, and being shown merchandise by JM's most attractive women.
Sale and Demise
In 1969, Cyril Magnin arranged for the Joseph Magnin Co. to be purchased by
South Coast Plaza store
The two-story Joseph Magnin store in
Branches
Joseph Magnin had as many as 49 stores at one point, and 24 by the time of bankruptcy and closure.[9][10]
Stores included:
San Francisco
- Stockton at O'Farrell at Union Square
- Three Embarcadero Center
- Montgomery at Bush
- Fox Plaza
- Stonestown Galleria
- Fox Plaza, Civic Center area
Rest of the San Francisco Bay Area
- San Mateo, East 4th Ave. at San Mateo Dr.
- Palo Alto, Stanford Shopping Center
- San Jose, Valley Fair
- San Jose, Eastridge
- Oakland, Kaiser Center
- Berkeley, 2560 Bancroft Way
- Hayward, Southland Mall
- Walnut Creek, Broadway Plaza
- Concord, Sun Valley
- Santa Rosa, Coddingtown Mall
Sacramento metropolitan area
- Downtown Plaza
- Florin Center
- Country Club Centre
- Citrus Heights, Sunrise Mall
Other Northern California
Southern California
- Airport Marina Hotel (a.k.a. Amfac Hotel), Lincoln Bl. at Manchester Ave., Westchester near LAX
- Broadway Plaza (now "The Bloc"), Downtown Los Angeles
- Topanga Plaza
- Century City Shopping Center
- Glendale: Glendale Fashion Center (opened 1966)[11] Later, Joseph Magnin moved to the Glendale Galleria and in 1979 a local retailer, Webb's, expanded into its space.[12]
- Glendale Galleria
- Marina del Rey
- Santa Barbara
- Sherman Oaks Fashion Square
- Del Amo Fashion Square
- Costa Mesa (Orange County), South Coast Plaza (opened March 14, 1968; see previous section for detailed history)
- La Habra Fashion Square (opened August 10, 1968, 19,500 square feet (1,810 m2))[13]
- Palm Springs, Desert Fashion Plaza - (opened 1969, 26,000 square feet (2,400 m2)).[14] (see also History of retail in Palm Springs)
- Fashion Valley(opened 1969)
- Buenaventura Center
Nevada
- Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe, Cal-Neva
- Stateline, Lake Tahoe, Crescent V shopping center
- Reno, Meadowood Mall
- Reno, Park Lane Centre (opened November 1966, 21,000 square feet (2,000 m2))[15]
- Las Vegas, Fashion Show Mall
Denver
Elsewhere
- Salt Lake City, Utah, ZCMI Center Mall
- Honolulu, Kahala Mall
- Honolulu, Amfac Center, now Topa Financial Center
- Aiea, Hawaii, Pearlridge Mall
References
- ^ "Jos. Magnin Leaves Firm". San Francisco Examiner. June 8, 1913.
- ^ Dr. Benjamin Deitch and Eleanor Green (June 19, 2017). "Eleanor Green's design studio and factory in the 4th floor of the then sole and original Joseph Magnin store @ Stockton and O'Farrel [sic], The City circa 1948 ..." – via Facebook.
- ^ "Joseph Magnin to Be Acquired by Amfac Inc". Los Angeles Times. January 17, 1969. p. F16. Alternate Link via ProQuest.
- Newspaper Archive.
- Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Yoshihara, Nancy (September 18, 1984). "Joseph Magnin Closes All 24 Stores and Files Bankruptcy Petition". Los Angeles Times. pp. E1–E2. Alternate Link via ProQuest.
- ^ "J. Magnin closes, files for bankruptcy". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 1984-09-18. Retrieved 2018-04-22 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Diamond, Susan J (November 18, 1979). "New Joseph Magnin Chief Hopes to Pump Some Old Life Back into Firm". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "josephmagnin_storelist_peak.jpg". Google Docs.
- ^ "Joseph Magnin Store List 1979". April 23, 1979. p. 143 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Store list Glendale Fashion Center". May 18, 1975. p. 232 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Webb's Store Schedules Move to Glendale Facility". Los Angeles Times. September 16, 1979.
- ^ "Joseph Magnin Joins Fashion Square Stores". Los Angeles Times. September 10, 1967.
- ^ Staff writer(s) (6 March 1969). "Ground Broken Today for New Major Store". The Desert Sun. Vol. 42, no. 183. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Magnin's Largest State Store". Nevada State Journal. March 9, 1967.
Sources
- Birmingham, Nan Tilson, Store, 1978, ISBN 978-0-399-11899-9.
- Frick, Devin, I. Magnin & Co. A California Legacy, 2000, ISBN 978-0-9663493-1-3
- Hendrickson, Robert, The Grand Emporiums, 1980, ISBN 978-0-8128-6092-4
- Magnin, Cyril and Robins, Cynthia, Call Me Cyril, 1981, ISBN 978-0-07-039492-6
- Mullane, James Thomas, A Store to Remember, 2007, ISBN 978-0-9788513-0-9
- Steger, Pat, "A Fitting Tribute", San Francisco Chronicle, April 6, 1999