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Westfield Old Orchard, formerly Old Orchard Shopping Center, is a shopping center in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is located in Skokie, Illinois . The shopping center features the traditional retailers Macy's and Nordstrom , in addition to a CMX luxury cinema.
Old Orchard Beach is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,960 at the 2020 census. [3] It is part of the Portland − South Portland − Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the inner side of Saco Bay on the Atlantic Ocean, the town is a popular seaside resort.
The Old Orchard Beach Inn is prominently located in the center of Old Orchard Beach, on the west side of Portland Avenue (Maine State Route 8), opposite the town hall. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, with two large blocks, that on the left offset to the rear. Both have side-gable roofs and are finished in clapboard siding.
In the 2010s, Palace Playland describes itself as "New England's Only Beachfront Amusement Park." In 2010–11, the park tore down and replaced its Ferris wheel.The Playland has positioned itself as a provider of amusement-park-experience services to French-speaking residents of Quebec, including offering a webpage in French. [3]
In 2005, Old Orchard established a 4-year partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), based on the company's "Healthy Balance" line of products. The JDRF logo appears on the product packaging, and Old Orchard has agreed to support at least 75 of JDRF's "Walk to Cure Diabetes" events, and donate $560,000 towards diabetes ...
The Old Orchard Beach school system was established in 1881 after being separated from the neighboring Saco, Maine school system. Rev. W. W. H. McAllister, who would later be elected the first Supervisor of Schools, lobbied for the establishment of a High School with town officials due to tax incentives from the state. The high school's first ...
The Old Port district is located on the southeastern side of the Portland peninsula, overlooking the wide mouth of the Fore River and the Port of Portland.It is bounded on the east by Franklin Street (U.S. Route 1A), with Commercial Street running southwest along the waterfront, and 19th-century buildings on its north side as far west as Maple Street.
The ruins of the Old Orchard Shoal Light after being destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. Old Orchard Shoal Light was completed and lit on April 25, 1893. [5] The Fresnel lens was removed in 1950. Before moving on to Governor's Island and then finally Coney Island Light, Frank Schubert, said to be the last civilian lighthouse ...