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Shopping mall
Des Plaines Mall
Coordinates42°02′24″N 87°53′16″W / 42.040074982202356°N 87.88764785787377°W / 42.040074982202356; -87.88764785787377
Address700 Pearson Street
Opening dateOctober 6, 1977 (1977-10-06)
Closing dateOctober 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)
DeveloperJ.R. Gottlieb & Co.
ManagementRichard Pace & Associates (1977-1986), David Friedman and William Fallmer (1986-?)
ArchitectErickson and Stevens, Inc.
No. of anchor tenants1 (Spiegler's)
Total retail floor area185,000 square feet
No. of floors3
Parkingyes

The Des Plaines Mall was a 185,000 square foot (17,200 m) shopping mall in downtown Des Plaines, Illinois. It was designed by J.R. Gottlieb & Co. The architect was Erickson and Stevens, Inc. Construction began June 1, 1976. It opened October 6, 1977.

Planning for the mall began in 1972, with the Des Plaines Mall Corporation formed in 1973. The mall opened October 6, 1977. Its original tennants included Spiegler's, Radio Shack, Hallmark Cards and the Oui Boutique. It was built for about $12 million. Shoppers and employees parked at the nearby Behrel Parking Deck. The intent was to demolish buildings between the mall and the deck, most notably the abonded Spiegler's store, and build a walkway between the two locations.

In 1979 the mall added an area on the lower level called Olde Center Street, a turn-of-the-century theme arcade.

In 1995 the city took control of the mall with the intent of condemning the mall.

Its last day of business was October 31, 1996.

Spiegler's Department Store

Spieglers occupied 23,000 square feet of the mall. It was founded in 1900 at 1467 Ellinwood.

With the mall in decline, the store closed June 28, 1992.

Herbert H. Behrel Parking Plaza

The plaza was a 300-car parking deck on Ellinwood Street. The four story cement garage was blamed for the failure of the mall.

Notable events

Notes

  1. 'Department Store' and the apostrophe were eventually dropped.

References

  1. ^ "Superblock mall buoys merchants". The Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). 1976-09-16. sec. 3, p. 6.
  2. "Superblock nearing completion". Chicago Tribune. 1975-10-12. sec. 12, p. 1.
  3. "Start shopping mall construction June 1". Des Plaines Journal. 1976-03-18. sec. 1, p. 1.
  4. "New shopping mall is dream become reality". Des Plaines Journal. 1977-09-29. sec. 1, p. 1.
  5. "Petition seeks zoning hearing on superblock". The Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). 1973-03-07. sec. 1, p. 3.
  6. "advertisement for William L. Kunkel & Co. Realtors". The Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). 1972-09-04. sec. 3, p. 9.
  7. "New mall is dream become reality". The Des Plaines Suburban Times. 1977-09-29. sec. 1, p. 1.
  8. "Mall opens today". The Des Plaines Suburban Times. 1977-10-06. sec. 1, p. 1.
  9. "DP Mall to feature 'Olde Center Street'". The Des Plaines Suburban Times. 1979-05-04. p. 33.
  10. Shuman, Mark (1995-12-13). "Des Plaines is new owner of mall". Chicago Tribune. sec. 2, p. 1.
  11. Davis, Jon (1996-10-31). "Des Plaines Mall's demise complete". Chicago Tribune. sec. 1, p. 6.
  12. Spiegler, Allan (2019). If a Store Could Talk. Elderberry Press. p. 14. ISBN 9781934956755.
  13. "Closing Forever June 28th (advertisement)". Des Plaines Journal. 1992-06-24. p. 11A.
  14. "Demolish Behrel Deck". Des Plaines Journal. 1995-09-29. p. 1A.
  15. Vinzant, Carol (1991-08-13). "Des Plaines still on life support". Chicago Tribune. sec. 2, p. 1.
  16. "Fans sigh approval for stars of TV's soap operas 'All My Children,' 'One Life to Live' at D.P. Mall". The Des Plaines Suburban Times. 1980-11-13. p. 15.
  17. "At the Library". Des Plaines Journal. 1996-03-13. p. 16B.
  18. "At the Library". Des Plaines Journal. 1996-09-04. p. 12B.

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