Lincolnwood Town Center
History
The site of Lincolnwood Town Center was formerly occupied by the headquarters of Bell & Howell. Developers Melvin Simon & Associates (now known as Simon Property Group and Chicago-based Hawthorn Realty first proposed to build a 1.2-million-square-foot (110,000 m) mall on the site in 1985, but the plan was turned down by city trustees. A second plan, calling for a smaller shopping mall and offices, was approved in 1987.
Upon opening in 1990, the mall featured two anchor stores, both of which were Chicago-based department stores: Madigan's and Carson Pirie Scott (later known as Carson's), with space for up to 90 mall shops within 430,000 square feet (40,000 m) of total shop space. Representatives of Melvin Simon & Associates noted that the mall's development was indicative of a trend toward building malls within urban settings as opposed to suburbs.
Madigan's closed in 1991 after only a year in business, and was replaced that same year by J. C. Penney. This store was closed in 2001, and in 2002, it was converted to Kohl's.
In 2018, the Carson's store was shuttered following the bankruptcy of parent company The Bon-Ton. Following this announcement, an article published by RE Journal analyzed several Chicago-area malls which were all about to lose a Carson's store, and noted that Lincolnwood Town Center posed a risk of tenancy loss given its smaller size compared to other area malls.
TheRoomPlace opened in the former Carson's spot in August 2019.
Anchors
Current
Former
- Carson's — Opened in 1990, closed in 2018, converted into TheRoomPlace
- JCPenney — Opened in 1991, closed in 2001, converted into Kohls
- Madigan's — Opened in 1990, closed in 1991, converted into JCPenney
Bus routes
82 Kimball-Homan96 Lunt(Weekdays only)
210 Lincoln Avenue(Weekdays only)290 Touhy Avenue
References
- ^ "NEW LINCOLNWOOD MALL REFLECTS URBAN TREND". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "LINCOLNWOOD OKS PLAN FOR SHOPPING MALL". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "PENNEYS TO REPLACE MADIGANS AT LINCOLNWOOD". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Rare openings in Lincolnwood retail market". Chicago Business Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Malls, downtowns peacefully coexist". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Anchors away: Are these malls in danger?". RE Journal. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "The RoomPlace Opens Two-Story, 84,000 SF Location at Lincolnwood Town Center".
- ^ "82 Kimball-Homan (Bus Route Info)".
- ^ "96 Lunt (Bus Route Info)".
- ^ "210 - Lincoln Avenue | Pace Suburban Bus".
- ^ "Pace Bus - Route 290".
External links
- http://lincolnwoodtowncenter.com (Official Website)