Stratford Square Mall-Bloomingdale, Illinois
Stratford Square Mall opened on March 9, 1981 as was developed by Urban Investments. The original anchors were Marshall Fields, Carson Pirie Scott, Wieboldts and Montgomery Ward. In 1984, Main Street department store which was owned by Federated opened as the 5th Anchor.In 1987, Wieboldt's went out of business and was replaced by JCPenney the next year In 1991, Sears was added as the 6th Anchor. A renovation was made in 1998 to remove the old fountains and replace them with stores like FYE and add a smaller fountain. In 2002, the property was sold to General Growth Properties and during the same time Montgomery Ward went out and was replaced by Burlington. Shoppers sawed this as things to come and left. In 2005, General Growth Properties sold the mall to Feldman Mall Properties and added Century Theaters, Red Robin and removed the fountain for a carousel which the carousel has relocated since. In 2014, JCPenney closed and Round 1 Entertainment opened. Macy's closed in 2017 and Carson's closed in 2018 leaving Sears, Kohl's and Burlington left. This mall is my favorite due to the skylights, food court, the amount of anchors, entertainment options and making the second floor useful to go to by putting the movie theater up there. The mall is currently owned by StreetMac LLC out of Northbrook, Illinois. The mall is still has people going to it and it's busy on weekend afternoons which is always nice to see.
Stratford Square Mall-Bloomingdale, Illinois
Stratford Square Mall opened on March 9, 1981 as was developed by Urban Investments. The original anchors were Marshall Fields, Carson Pirie Scott, Wieboldts and Montgomery Ward. In 1984, Main Street department store which was owned by Federated opened as the 5th Anchor.In 1987, Wieboldt's went out of business and was replaced by JCPenney the next year In 1991, Sears was added as the 6th Anchor. A renovation was made in 1998 to remove the old fountains and replace them with stores like FYE and add a smaller fountain. In 2002, the property was sold to General Growth Properties and during the same time Montgomery Ward went out and was replaced by Burlington. Shoppers sawed this as things to come and left. In 2005, General Growth Properties sold the mall to Feldman Mall Properties and added Century Theaters, Red Robin and removed the fountain for a carousel which the carousel has relocated since. In 2014, JCPenney closed and Round 1 Entertainment opened. Macy's closed in 2017 and Carson's closed in 2018 leaving Sears, Kohl's and Burlington left. This mall is my favorite due to the skylights, food court, the amount of anchors, entertainment options and making the second floor useful to go to by putting the movie theater up there. The mall is currently owned by StreetMac LLC out of Northbrook, Illinois. The mall is still has people going to it and it's busy on weekend afternoons which is always nice to see.