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The Plaza, formerly known as Evergreen Plaza, [1] was a shopping mall in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States. It was legally organized by Arthur Rubloff, who is also credited with coining the phrase "Magnificent Mile" describing the upscale section of Michigan Avenue north of the Chicago River to Oak Street.
Evergreen Plaza, "The Plaza" The Evergreen Plaza , located on 95th and Western, was an indoor shopping mall originating from the early 1950s. In 1952, real estate developer Arthur Rubloff debuted the Evergreen Plaza in the heart of the southwest Chicago suburbs.
In 1957, Montgomery Ward purchased the State Street flagship store, as well as the Oak Park, Evergreen Plaza, and Old Orchard locations, from the Kresge syndicate in a bid to expand its Chicago operations; unlike many other retailers, Montgomery Ward had not joined in the construction of branch stores immediately following World War II.
The first sites in Chicago to be listed were four listed on October 15, 1966, when the National Register was created by the National Park Service: the settlement house Hull House, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Frederick C. Robie House, the Lorado Taft Midway Studios, and the site of First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction. The NPS first ...
The station operated out of deHaan's store in the Evergreen Plaza in Evergreen Park, Illinois. [5] [2] Its transmitter and tower was in Oak Lawn, at 97th and Central. [2] WDHF's studios and deHaan's record store moved to 102nd and Western Avenue in Chicago, in 1961. [2] In 1964, WDHF was sold to Federal Broadcasting Corporation for $200,000.
A retired Chicago Public Schools teacher, she was motivated to start the museum after attending a museum convention where she visited numerous children's museums. It was formerly located in the Evergreen Plaza on the lower level in a 1,275-square-foot (118.5 m 2) space.
History. The company was established in 1930 by Arthur Rubloff, who was responsible for some of the most notable and successful real estate developments in Chicago, including The Brunswick Building, the Greyhound Bus Terminal, Evergreen Plaza Shopping Center and the Carl Sandburg Village. Rubloff was involved in hundreds of real estate deals ...
Eric Halvorson, the grocery giant's manager of corporate affairs for its central division, said that renovations are planned for the store at 801 West Lake Avenue in the Evergreen Square shopping ...