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1960s–1970s. Construction began on Woodfield Mall in October 1969 [ 9] and the mall opened on September 9, 1971, with 59 stores, growing to 189 stores with 1.9 million retail square feet by 1973, along with a 135-foot (41 m) water tower to supply water to the mall and the nearby village. It was the largest mall in the United States at the ...
This is a list of shopping malls in the United States and its territories that have at least 2,000,000 total square feet of retail space (gross leasable area).The list is based on the latest self-reported figures from the mall management websites, which are also reported on each mall's individual wiki page.
Randhurst was born out of a desire by Carson Pirie Scott to expand its business into the urban sprawl of Chicago's rapidly-expanding northwest suburbs. Spurred by Marshall Field's expansion into Skokie at the new Old Orchard Shopping Center in 1958, Carson Pirie Scott secured an 80-acre (320,000 m 2) lot in Mount Prospect for purposes of building a shopping mall.
The 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. [4] This allowed for an additional 62 stores to open.
Halle Bros. Marshall Field & Company (commonly known as Marshall Field's) was an upscale department store in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in the 19th century, it grew to become a large chain before Macy's, Inc, acquired it in 2005. Its founder, Marshall Field, was a pioneering retail magnate.
A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial. Designed largely in Art Deco style, the theme of the fair ...
The Shops at North Bridge, once known as Westfield North Bridge, is an upscale, urban retail-entertainment district in Chicago, Illinois, located at 520 N. Michigan Avenue. Its anchor store is Nordstrom. Its name alludes first to its location within the nine-block North Bridge complex and to the literal distinction of the shopping center ...
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