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| Location | Palatine, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1954 |
| Developer | Chicago Park Real Estate |
| Management | Chicago Park Real Estate |
| Owner | Chicago Park Real Estate |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in JCPenney) |
Brandon Mall (Formerly known as Chicago Park Brandon Mall from 1954 to 2017), is a mall located in Palatine, Illinois. It currently has 1 anchor which is JCPenney
History
editMaxwell Brandon founded Chicago Park Real Estate in 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. In 1950, Brandon has announced to build a shopping plaza in Palatine named after him. Construction began in 1952
The mall opened in 1954 as a strip mall with Walgreens, F. W. Woolworth, W. T. Grant, Kroger. Anchors included were Sears on one end, and Marshall Field's on another. 1962, JCPenney built and open a new store at the middle of the plaza. The plaza was enclosed in 1974
The mall received competition from other malls such as Woodfield Mall from Schaumburg, and Oakbrook Center from Oak Brook
Sears closed in 2018, demolishing their store in 2020
In January 2024, Chicago Park Real Estate announced plans to permanently close the mall with the exception of JCPenney in June 2024. Chicago Park Real Estate also announced plans to demolish the mall at some point in 2025, leaving JCPenney alone, not affected by any plans
Macy's Bombing
editIn 2006, the Marshall Field's store was converted to Macy's. A customer named Timothy Johnson ordered furniture from Marshall Field's shortly before the nameplate became Macy's. The furniture didn’t came, as Field's already became Macy's. Johnson then threw a grenade into the Macy's building from the parking lot a few months after the conversion, causing the entire Macy's building and even the Macy's wing to explode and catch on fire, killing hundreds of shoppers. The mall was temporarily closed with the exception of Sears and JCPenney to demolish the charred Macy's building and wing. Timothy and his parents, Liam and Kendall got sued in court by both Chicago Park Real Estate and Macy's. Timothy got arrested, and executed a year later in 2007 by hanging