Tustin attractions

Tustin Market Place (sometimes referred to as thePhase I
"Tustin/Irvine Market Place" or simply "The TMP") is aConstruction of Phase I began in 1988 on the Tustin
shopping retail center located in Tustin, California andside of Jamboree Road, and this phase was opened
Irvine, California. The Market Place opened in 1988,in three distinct sections. The first section opened in
and it is located on Jamboree Road at the Interstate1988, with 400,000 square feet of space allotted for
5 in Tustin/Irvine. Its stores include Circuit City, Besthome improvement and furnishings/decor retail
Buy, Linens 'n Things, Barnes & Noble, Lowe'sstores. The second section of Phase I opened in
Hardware, Babies R' Us, and two Edwards Theaters.1989, with 240,000 square feet of soft goods,
Designapparel and electronics stores. The third and final
The Tustin Market Place covers an area of 1.6 millionsection of Phase I opened in 1990, with 120,000
square feet. The Market Place has more than 120square feet of restaurants, services and a six-screen
stores, restaurants, cafes and theaters, and is a rareEdwards Theater.
example of a late-century Brutalist design. DesignedPhase II
by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta, it consists ofIn 1996, Phase II of the Tustin Market Place opened
monumental but extremely simplified cubic forms,on the Irvine side of Jamboree Road. This phase
with anchor stores marked by massive towersexpanded the Market Place by 420,000 square feet,
roughly 70 feet high displaying the store name. Theadding stores, restaurants and a 10-screen Edwards
center is also unique in that all the store signs areStadium Theater.
displayed in neon. The buildings are arranged in a ringPhase III
around a large central series of parking lots andConstruction of Phase III followed this, also on the
fast-food restaurants. The center on the whole has aIrvine side of Jamboree Road, opening in 1999.
"desert" look to it, with parking lots shaded underAnother 420,000 square feet of retail space was
groves of date palms, and extensive rock landscapingadded to the Market Place in this phase, which
around the perimeter of the center. The parking lotsincluded home improvement and furnishings stores, a
are illuminated by arrays of xenon floodlights setlarge food court, and a Target store.
inside the peaks of 100-foot-high towers. TheJamestown Village Center is a quaint shopping center
buildings themselves are uniformly surfaced in brightlocated in Old Town Tustin, California.
orange, purple, and pink stucco.It has antique shops, a variety of restaurants, a
Historybeauty salon, health food, and a dance studio. The
The Tustin Market Place was constructed in three"Village" is known for the "Little Tree Church" in the
phases.parking lot.