Hawthorn Mall

Not to be confused with Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center.

Hawthorn Mall

The redesigned Hawthorn Mall logo for the Hawthorn 2.0 era.
Location	Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States
Coordinates	42°14′34″N87°57′0″W / 42.24278°N 87.95000°W / 42.24278; -87.95000
Address	122 Hawthorn Center
Opening date	September 10, 1973;50 years ago (September 10, 1973)
Previous names	Hawthorn Center (1973–2002) Westfield Shoppingtown Hawthorn (2002–2005) Westfield Hawthorn (2005–2015)
Developer	Urban Investment and Development [1]
Management	Centennial Real Estate
Owner	Centennial Real Estate Montgomery Street Partners USAA Real Estate Westfield Corporation
No. of stores and services	92 as of 6/18/2021
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	1,295,915 square feet (120,394.4 m2) [2]
No. of floors	2 (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 & Company (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.

History

Construction of the mall began in May 1972 ^[3] and was completed at a cost of $45 million. By September 10, 1973, the building was complete and the first stores – Marshall Field & Company, Sears, Lord & Taylor and fifteen specialty shops – had their grand opening. ^[4] 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. ^[5] In 1999, Holiday Inn Express opened outside the mall.

The mall was acquired by Westfield Group in 2002. ^[6] Dave & Buster's opened on March 26, 2014. ^[7] Maggiano's Little Italy opened on July 21, 2014. ^[8] AMC Theatres opened in the spring of 2015. ^[9] Westfield Group sold 80% interest in mall as of December 2015. ^[10] Anchor stores include JCPenney, Macy's, AMC Theatres, and Dave & Buster's. ^[11] On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Carson Pirie Scott and Carson's Furniture Gallery would be shuttering after it wasn't able to establish any new conditions to satisfy its established long-term debt. ^[12] The store closed in August 2018. On May 31, 2018, it was a announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format. ^{[13] [14] [15] [16]} In January 2021, the previous Sears and the previous Carson Pirie Scott outpost were razed to begin to facilitate a new "main street" development with apartments and restaurants. ^[17]

Anchors

Current

• JCPenney — Opened in 1997 ^[18]
• Macy's — Opened in 2006 ^[18]
• Dave & Buster's — Opened in 2014 ^[18]
• AMC Theatres — Opened in 2015 ^[18]

Former

• Marshall Fields — Opened in 1973, converted to Macy's in 2006 ^[18]
• Sears — Opened in 1973, closed in 2018, building was demolished in 2021 ^[18]
• Lord & Taylor — Opened in 1973, closed in 1990, replaced by Carson's ^[18]
• Carson Pirie Scott — Opened in 1991, closed in 2018, building was demolished in 2022 ^{[18] [19]}
• Barnes & Noble — Opened in 1997, closed in 2018 ^[18]

Bus routes

Pace

• 272 Milwaukee Avenue North ^[20]
• 574 CLC/Hawthorn Mall ^[21]

References

1. "Hawthorn Center begins operations". The Wheeling Herald. September 21, 1973. pp. 6–12. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
2. "URW".
3. Chicago Tribune. June 5, 1972 Shop Center Forms New Town's Core
4. First stores to open in Hawthorn Center, Chicago Tribune; Sep. 6, 1973
5. "Food courts providing slice of pie to all in modern malls", Chicago Tribune; Sep. 5, 1982
6. Staff, Chicago Tribune. May 14, 2002 Fox Valley Center bought
7. "Meet the New Dave & Buster's in Vernon Hills". 20 May 2014.
8. Zawislak, Mick (July 21, 2014). "Vernon Hills' Maggiano's is sixth Chicago area location". Daily Herald.
9. "AMC Hawthorn 12 opens in Vernon Hills". Chicago Tribune .
10. Lord, Steve (21 December 2015). "Fox Valley Mall in Aurora has new owner". Aurora Beacon-News. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19 – via Chicago Tribune.
11. "Directory | Hawthorn Mall | Vernon Hills, Illinois". 2015-12-22. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
12. Mayer, Richard (19 April 2018). "Mount Prospect's 'Biggest Retailer', Carson Pirie Scott, Closing". Journal & Topics Media Group.
13. Bhattarai, Abha. "Three suburban Sears stores on the list of 72 more set to close". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-06-01– via Daily Herald.
14. Coleman, Emily (2018-06-01). "Sears to close stores in Gurnee Mills, Hawthorn Mall". Chicago Tribune.
15. Kambic, Rick (2018-09-08). "A look inside the new $200 million Mellody Farm retail center in Vernon Hills". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
16. "'Neighborhood' bookstore coming to Hawthorn Mall".
17. Zawislak, Mick (2021-01-21). "Sears demolition clearing way for big plans at Hawthorn Mall". Daily Herald.
18. "The Evolution Of Hawthorn Mall In Vernon Hills, IL, And Its Impact On Local Life - BestAttractions". bestattractions.org. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
19. Zawislak, Mick (2022-01-20). "Carson's demolition key to revised second stage of Hawthorn Mall redevelopment". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
20. "Pace Bus - Route 272".
21. "574 - CLC – Hawthorn Mall | Pace Suburban Bus".

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Hawthorn Mall at Wikimedia Commons