closed in 1989
Detail from the Charles A. Stevens Building (D.H. Burnham, 1913)
"During the 1980s, no fewer than five department stores closed their doors on State Street or went out of business entirely because of the disastrous mall concept, including Goldblatt’s (1981), the original Sears (1983), Montgomery Ward (1985), Wieboldt’s (1987), and Charles A. Stevens (1989)." -- www.chicagocarless.com/2006/08/28/a-greater-state-street/
closed in 1989
Detail from the Charles A. Stevens Building (D.H. Burnham, 1913)
"During the 1980s, no fewer than five department stores closed their doors on State Street or went out of business entirely because of the disastrous mall concept, including Goldblatt’s (1981), the original Sears (1983), Montgomery Ward (1985), Wieboldt’s (1987), and Charles A. Stevens (1989)." -- www.chicagocarless.com/2006/08/28/a-greater-state-street/