Louis Joliet Mall is a shopping mall in Joliet, Illinois. Its anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's) and a Cinemark movie theater along with two vacant anchors last occupied by Carson's and Sears. It also has a TGI Fridays.
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| Location | Joliet, Illinois, United States |
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| Address | 3340 Mall Loop Dr, Joliet, IL 60431 |
| Opening date | August 2, 1978 |
| Previous names | Westfield Louis Joliet Mall |
| Owner | Namdar Realty Group |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 (3 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 982,659 sq ft (91,292.0 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Macy's, JCPenney, former Carson Pirie Scott, former Sears) |
| Public transit access | Pace |
| Website | www |
History edit
The mall barely escaped destruction in 1990 when the Plainfield Tornado passed within a few hundred yards of the southwest entrance. Some shoppers report seeing nothing but a huge, black wall when they looked to the southwest. In 1991, Circuit City opened outside of the mall. The chain went bankrupt in 2009. It was replaced by hhgregg in 2011.[2] Six years later in 2017, hhgregg filed for bankruptcy as well. It was replaced by Binny's Beverage Depot in the fall of 2018.[3]
Panera Bread opened at the mall in December 2000.[4] Twenty-two years later, on August 30, 2022, the store closed.[5]
The Marshall Field's store was officially renamed Macy's on September 9, 2006.[6]
Cinemark officially opened at the mall on May 8, 2009.[7]
Tilted Kilt opened in 2011, but closed in early 2017.[8] On October 29, 2019, Cajun Boil & Bar opened in its former spot.[9] A little over three years later, the space is vacant again after Cajun Boil & Bar shut down on February 7, 2023.[10]
H&M and Pandora opened in December 2014.[11]
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at Louis Joliet Mall, into Seritage Growth Properties.[12]
On February 16, 2017, MC Sports announced that all 66 stores would be closing.[13] That same year, a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel was built outside of the mall.[14]
On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson's would close as the parent, Bon-Ton Stores, was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018.[15] On August 2, 2018, it was announced that the Senior Services of Will County might move into the former Bernger-Weise/Carson's space.[16]
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The store closed sometime in 2019 which left JCPenney, Macy's, and Cinemark as the only anchor stores left.[17]
In February 2023, BrandX.com owned Carson's reopened.
In July 2023, the mall was sold to Namdar Realty Group for $31 million.[18]
Bus route edit
See also edit
- Starwood Capital Group – American private equity and investment firm
- Westfield Group – Australian shopping centre group
References edit
- ^ "Louis Joliet Mall | Starwood Retail Partners". starwoodretail.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "hhgregg To Open 14 Chicagoland Stores on September 15th".
- ^ OKONEmailFollow, B. O. B. "Binny's Beverage Depot to replace HHGregg near the mall in Joliet". www.theherald-news.com.
- ^ "Bread chain stores slice into the south suburban market". Southtown Star.
- ^ "Panera Bread Bids Goodbye to Louis Joliet Mall Customers". Joliet Patch.
- ^ Staff, Fast Company (2006-09-11). "Marshall Fields to Macy's". Fast Company. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Joliet, IL: New Cinemark Theater Opens in Joliet Mall Friday, May 8, 2009".
- ^ "Tilted Kilt closes in Joliet".
- ^ "Cajun Boil & Bar Opens At Louis Joliet Mall".
- ^ "No More Twerking Forever Joliet Loses Cajun Boil Bar". Joliet Patch.
- ^ "H&M coming to Louis Joliet Mall; Sports Authority opening nearby". www.theherald-news.com.
- ^ "At Louis Joliet Shopping Mall | Seritage". seritage.com.
- ^ "Michigan Founded MC Sports Closing Its Doors, Customers React".
- ^ "Home2 Suites by Hilton Joliet Plainfield Opens - Franchising.com".
- ^ "Bon-Ton Stores expected to close; Younkers, Boston Store and Carson's included". April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Success of Senior Services of Will County May Require Moving To Louis Joliet Mall". August 2, 2018.
- ^ "The Last Christmas Season For Sears At Louis Joliet Mall". October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Namdar venture gets distressed Joliet mall for $31M".
- ^ "507 - Plainfield | Pace Suburban Bus". www.pacebus.com.