Machesney Park Mall

Machesney Park Mall
Location	Machesney Park, Illinois, United States
Coordinates	42°21′02″N89°03′11″W / 42.350425°N 89.052966°W
Address	8750 North Second Street (Illinois Route 251)
Opening date	1978
Closing date	2003
Developer	Melvin Simon and Associates
Owner	Rubloff Development Group, Inc.
No. of anchor tenants	0 (4 at peak)
Total retail floor area	229,988 square feet (21,366.6 m2)
No. of floors	1
Public transit access	Rockford Mass Transit District

Last updated July 19, 2024

Machesney Park Mall was a shopping mall in Machesney Park, Illinois, a village in the Rockford, Illinois metropolitan area. Since its opening, the mall has greatly declined. The entire enclosed portion of the mall was closed, with the space being open to redevelopment. A large portion of the mall was transformed into two stores, Burlington Coat Factory and Big Lots, in an effort to transform the mall into a shopping plaza.

History

The mall was built on part of the site of the former Machesney Airport, which closed in 1974, by Melvin Simon and Associates (now Simon Property Group). It opened in 1978 with the original anchor stores being: JCPenney (which later became a JCPenney Outlet Store) and H. C. Prange. Shortly after the mall's opening, Kohl's and Prange Way were added as anchor stores.

In 1990, Prange Way closed, and was replaced by Phar-Mor.

In 1992, H. C. Prange was acquired by Iowa-based Younkers. At the end of 1996, following its acquisition, Younkers closed both of its stores in the Rockford area, as they were both replaced by Bergner's.

In 2003, the enclosed portion of the mall was closed and became open for redevelopment.

A Burlington Coat Factory store opened at the site of the former mall in September 2009. A few years later, a Big Lots store opened.

On October 11, 2016, The Bon-Ton Stores announced that the Bergner's location would be closing on January 31, 2017.

Stores

Current Stores

Burlington Coat Factory (2009–present)

Big Lots (2010's–present)

Former Anchor Stores

JCPenney (1978–2012; closed for redevelopment)

H. C. Prange (1978–1992; acquired by Younkers)

Prange Way (1980's–1990; replaced by Phar-Mor)

Kohl's (1980's–2003; closed along with the rest of the mall)

Phar-Mor (1990's–2003; closed along with the rest of the mall)

Younkers (1992–1996; replaced by Bergner's)

Bergner's (1996–2017; closed for redevelopment)

Renovations

Since being acquired by Rubloff Development Group in December 2003, the mall has been undergoing internal demolition in preparation for redevelopment.^[1] Practice Velocity, a medical software and billing company, moved into the former Kohl's in late 2013.^[2] On July 18, 2018, it was announced that PCI Pharma Services would move into the vacant JCPenney store.

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References

↑ Backman, Katie (2008-11-07). "Officials ask for patience with Machesney Park Mall plans". Rockford Register Star. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
↑ "Practice Velocity Opens Machesney Park Headquarters". wifr.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.

External links

Dead Malls dot Com: Features: Machesney Park Mall

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[1] Backman, Katie (2008-11-07). "Officials ask for patience with Machesney Park Mall plans". Rockford Register Star. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2010-02-13.

[wifr-2] "Practice Velocity Opens Machesney Park Headquarters". wifr.com. Retrieved 2015-03-12.

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