Hawthorn Mall

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Hawthorn Mall
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The redesigned Hawthorn Mall logo for the Hawthorn 2.0 era.
Hawthorn Mall
Location Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 42°14′34″N87°57′0″W / 42.24278°N 87.95000°W / 42.24278; -87.95000
Address122 Hawthorn Center
Opening dateSeptember 10, 1973;51 years ago (September 10, 1973)
Previous namesHawthorn Center (1973–2002)
Westfield Shoppingtown Hawthorn (2002–2005)
Westfield Hawthorn (2005–2015)
DeveloperUrban Investment and Development [1]
ManagementCentennial Real Estate
OwnerCentennial Real Estate
Montgomery Street Partners
USAA Real Estate
Westfield Corporation
No. of stores and services76 as of 11/29/2024 [2]
No. of anchor tenants 4
Total retail floor area 1,295,915 square feet (120,394.4 m2) [3]
No. of floors2 (3 in Macy's)
Public transit access Pace
Website shophawthornmall.com

Hawthorn Mall (formerly Westfield Hawthorn) is a shopping mall in Vernon Hills, Illinois. It was developed by Urban Investment and Development Co, and anchor stores Sears and Marshall Field's (now Macy's) as part of New Century Town, a community with 5,000 condominiums and townhomes planned at the time. The mall features JCPenney, and Macy's, in addition to a Dave & Buster's and a 12-screen AMC Theatres.

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History

Construction of the mall began in May 1972 [4] and was completed at a cost of $45 million. On September 10, 1973, the first stores had their grand opening – Marshall Field's, Sears, Lord & Taylor and fifteen specialty shops. [5] Hawthorn was originally constructed without a food court. In 1990, Lord & Taylor sold its store to Carson Pirie Scott. In 1997, more stores began to come into the mall, including Barnes & Noble and JCPenney, which was constructed on the north end of the mall to replace the shuttered location at the failing Lakehurst Mall in Waukegan. [6] In 1999, Holiday Inn Express opened outside the mall.

The mall was acquired by Westfield Group in 2002. [7] Dave & Buster's opened on March 26, 2014. [8] Maggiano's Little Italy opened on July 21, 2014. [9] AMC Theatres opened in the spring of 2015. [10] Westfield Group sold 80% interest in mall as of December 2015. [11] Anchor stores include JCPenney, Macy's, AMC Theatres, and Dave & Buster's. [12] On April 18, 2018, it was announced Carson's and Carson's Furniture Gallery would close, after their parent company went out of business. [13] The store closed in August 2018. On May 31, 2018, it was announced that the Sears anchor store would close. [14] [15] [16] [17] In January 2021, the Sears and Carson's anchor stores were demolished for construction of new "main street" development with apartments and restaurants. [18]

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Bus routes

Pace

References

  1. ↑ "Hawthorn Center begins operations". The Wheeling Herald. September 21, 1973. pp. 6–12. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "URW".
  3. ↑ "URW".
  4. ↑ Chicago Tribune. June 5, 1972 Shop Center Forms New Town's Core
  5. ↑ First stores to open in Hawthorn Center, Chicago Tribune; Sep. 6, 1973
  6. ↑ "Food courts providing slice of pie to all in modern malls", Chicago Tribune; Sep. 5, 1982
  7. ↑ Staff, Chicago Tribune. May 14, 2002 Fox Valley Center bought
  8. ↑ "Meet the New Dave & Buster's in Vernon Hills". May 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ Zawislak, Mick (July 21, 2014). "Vernon Hills' Maggiano's is sixth Chicago area location". Daily Herald.
  10. ↑ "AMC Hawthorn 12 opens in Vernon Hills". Chicago Tribune .
  11. ↑ Lord, Steve (December 21, 2015). "Fox Valley Mall in Aurora has new owner". Aurora Beacon-News. Archived from the original on March 19, 2018 – via Chicago Tribune.
  12. ↑ "Directory | Hawthorn Mall | Vernon Hills, Illinois". December 22, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  13. ↑ Mayer, Richard (April 19, 2018). "Mount Prospect's 'Biggest Retailer', Carson Pirie Scott, Closing". Journal & Topics Media Group.
  14. ↑ Bhattarai, Abha. "Three suburban Sears stores on the list of 72 more set to close". Washington Post. Retrieved June 1, 2018– via Daily Herald.
  15. ↑ Coleman, Emily (June 1, 2018). "Sears to close stores in Gurnee Mills, Hawthorn Mall". Chicago Tribune.
  16. ↑ Kambic, Rick (September 8, 2018). "A look inside the new $200 million Mellody Farm retail center in Vernon Hills". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  17. ↑ "'Neighborhood' bookstore coming to Hawthorn Mall".
  18. ↑ Zawislak, Mick (January 21, 2021). "Sears demolition clearing way for big plans at Hawthorn Mall". Daily Herald.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "The Evolution Of Hawthorn Mall In Vernon Hills, IL, And Its Impact On Local Life - BestAttractions". bestattractions.org. April 21, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  20. ↑ Zawislak, Mick (January 20, 2022). "Carson's demolition key to revised second stage of Hawthorn Mall redevelopment". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Pace Bus - Route 272".
  22. ↑ "574 - CLC – Hawthorn Mall | Pace Suburban Bus".
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