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The Wilmette Theatre is a multi-arts and performance center in Wilmette, Illinois; a northern suburb of Chicago. It is run as a not-for-profit organization. The theatre was opened in 1913. The building was bought by Encyclopædia Britannica Films (EBF) in 1950. In 1966 Richard Stern bought the theatre from EBF, and operated it for 40 years.
In December 1993, the Wilmette Zoning Board approved the project and the Wilmette Village Board voted unanimously to approve Joseph Freed & Associate's plans. [52] [37] Demolition work began in April 1994. [53] Jos. A. Bank vacated their Edens Plaza location by the end of May, ahead of the demolition of its building. [50]
The Beginning of 24/7 Hours. The innovator of the 24-hour-a-day store is 7-Eleven, which traces its roots to the Southland Ice Company, which sold ice from docks in Dallas and San Antonio in the ...
A In 1897 the Woman's Club of Wilmette began renting space at a grocery store and circulating books, with its club members acting as librarians. [1] At one point the village housed a small collection at Royal Arcanum Hall. [2] In 1900, by a vote of 62 to 52, Wilmette taxpayers approved a referendum which would establish a free public library. [1]
Plaza del Lago is a shopping center at 1515 Sheridan Road in Wilmette, Illinois, United States, which opened in 1928 as Spanish Court.It has been reported as the second-oldest shopping center in the United States designed for automobile use, [3] [4] [5] and the first such center in the state of Illinois.
Get the Wilmette, IL local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... NBC Universal 2 hours ago ... A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern ...
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.
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