17 articles
When Randhurst opened in Mount Prospect in 1962, it was the first enclosed mall in Illinois and, briefly, the largest in the world. How it rose, faded, and came back as Randhurst…
For generations, Marshall Field's on State Street was Chicago's store: the Great Clock, the Walnut Room, Frango mints, the holiday windows. Then in 2006 it became Macy's. The history and the protests.
From 1904 to 1967, Riverview Park at Western and Belmont was Chicago's big amusement park, home of the Bobs and the Pair-O-Chutes. Its history, its rides, its ugly side, and why it…
Harvey's Dixie Square Mall opened in 1966, closed in 1978, starred in The Blues Brothers' famous chase, then sat abandoned for 33 years. The full story of Chicagoland's most famous dead mall.
Kiddieland opened with six ponies in 1929 and closed on September 27, 2009, after a family fight over the land. Its history, why it closed, and where the rides went.
