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The Chicago Ridge Mall began construction in 1980 as a $50 billion project at the site of the former Starlite Drive-In Theatre, which closed in 1979 after a 31-year run. The entire mall opened in 1981. The Lenhdorff Group bought the mall in 1986 and sold it to JMB Realty a year later. [5] Construction of Dick's Sporting Goods
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.
May 28, 1976. The Ridge Historic District is a residential historic district in the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. As its name suggests, the district is centered on a ridge, making it one of the few areas of high ground in the generally flat city. Development in the district began in the late nineteenth century, as ...
The 889,610-square-foot mall off of 95th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge has undergone changes since it was first built in 1981. The most notable recent alteration is a Dick’s ...
Yorktown Center is a shopping mall located in the village of Lombard, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The mall features JCPenney and Von Maur anchors, as well as an 18-screen dine-in AMC Theatres on an outparcel. At the time of its 1968 opening, the 1,300,000-square-foot (120,000 m 2) Yorktown Center ranked as the largest shopping ...
Montgomery Ward closed in 1988. In 1991, Nordstrom announced plans to open its second Chicago area location at Old Orchard. In addition to a 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m 2) Nordstrom, Old Orchard also expanded the mall by 100,000 square feet (9,300 m 2) as part of a $200 million expansion. [5] This allowed for an additional 62 stores to open.
Chicago Ridge is located at 41°42′9″N 87°46′43″W (41.702482, -87.778690). [6] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Ridge has a total area of 2.27 square miles (5.88 km 2), all land. [7] Located in Cook County, the village is 18 miles (29 km) southwest of the Loop.
The Water Tower Place shopping mall at the base of the skyscraper, with Chicago Avenue Pumping Station in foreground. Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft (70,400 m 2) shopping mall in a 74-story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The mall is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue ...