The Mall and Antimall

摘要

A freeway separates the South Coast Plaza from the Lab area (below), both in Costa Mesa, but the two could be worlds apart. Expect a 30- to 40-minute drive from the convention center, depending on traffic. A bus or shuttle will take twice as long.rnIf you're looking for a place to spend your hard-earned dollars, the South Coast Plaza (3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa), with its 280 boutiques, 30 restaurants, four spas, and three performing arts venues, is for you. It should come as no surprise that surrounding some of the county's finest (i.e., priciest) shopping districts are also some of its finest (i.e., priciest) restaurants. Those traveling by bus will get the full Orange County experience, as it passes throueh the lower-income areas of Santa Ana, whose downtown is undergoing development. Bus riders may tend toward the low-income and homeless; shuttle passengers will all be tourists.