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Randhurst was born out of a desire by Carson Pirie Scott to expand its business into the urban sprawl of Chicago's rapidly-expanding northwest suburbs. Spurred by Marshall Field's expansion into Skokie at the new Old Orchard Shopping Center in 1958, Carson Pirie Scott secured an 80-acre (320,000 m 2) lot in Mount Prospect for purposes of building a shopping mall.
Unlike nearby Oakbrook Center - which would add to its anchor collection three times in twenty years - the middle-market Yorktown Center would lose multiple anchors over the same span. Wieboldt's was the first anchor store to close, shuttered at the bankruptcy of the chain in 1987; the anchor lay vacant for seven years, until Von Maur remodeled ...
The Arboretum of South Barrington is a shopping center in South Barrington, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1] The center is looking to attract retailers. The 600,000-square-foot (56,000 m 2 ) center comprises a mix of apparel and furniture retailers, restaurants, and a movie theater.
Its history as an urban center began in the 1840s, eventually becoming the largest commercial center in Chicago, outside of the Loop. [2] There is evidence that Native Americans used a ridge along Milwaukee Avenue as a campsite, [3] which would have been higher than the generally swampy surrounding land. Mid-20th century postcard view
The huge Marshall Field & Company anchor store was the first portion of the mall to open, on October 22, 1956. The Old Orchard Shopping Center itself opened on October 25, 1956, while a second anchor department store, The Fair, opened on November 1, 1956. [3] A third anchor store, Saks Fifth Avenue, opened on November 6, 1958
The Shops at the Mart is a group of shops on the first two floors of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois.Its retailers serve two markets: convenience retail and dining for local employees and residents, [1] and Luxehome, [2] a collection of luxury retailers of kitchen and bath furnishings that complements the Mart's historic role as a hub for the interior decorating trade.
Stratford Square Mall was a shopping mall that opened on March 9, 1981, in Bloomingdale, Illinois, a northwestern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, United States.Originally owned by Urban Retail Properties Co., the 1,300,000-square-foot (120,000 m 2) indoor shopping mall was designed by RTKL Associates, and built [4] by Graycor of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
Geneva Commons is a lifestyle center in the Chicago suburb of Geneva, Illinois The center is located along Randall Road in the heart of the St. Charles /Geneva/ Batavia retail complex. The center includes over 80 retailers and restaurants spread over 418,000 square feet (38,800 m 2 ).