Ford City Mall
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Ford City Mall is shopping center located on the southwest side of Chicago in the West Lawn neighborhood on Seventy-Third Street and Cicero ave[1].
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[edit] History
Originally the building was a factory that manufactured bomber engines during WWII. It was later retrofitted for automobile production for Tucker and then Ford Motor Company. Once abandoned, developers cut into the building to separate a portion for a mall. The mall opened in 1965 as Ford City.[2] There is space for three anchors in the main building and one in the north. Sears occupies the northern space, which is connected to the main building by a tunnel called "The Connection". It utilizes the basement between the severed halves of the buildings directly below the parking lot. It is home to several specialty shops.[3] Wieboldt's occupied the western-facing space until 1987 when Carson Pirie Scott moved in. The southern-facing space was last occupied by Montgomery Ward until that chain's bankruptcy. It is presently unoccupied. JCPenney occupies the eastern facing space.
The mall is managed by General Growth Properties Inc. for a private investment company[4].
The Chicago Transit Authority is investigating a possible extension of the Orange Line to Ford City[5].
[edit] Anchors
- Carson Pirie Scott (156,349 sq. ft.)
- JCPenney (182,624 sq. ft.)
- Marshalls (38,959 sq. ft.)
- Sears (148,460 sq. ft.)
[edit] Links
[edit] References
- ^ Mayer, Harold (1969). Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis. University of Chicago, 428. ISBN 0226512738.
- ^ Knox, Douglas. West Lawn. Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- ^ {cite web | last=Webber| first=T. |url=http://www.tvweber.com/lic06.htm| accessdate = 2007-01-04 }}
- ^ General Growth Properties - Illinois Malls
- ^ Alternatives Analysis Studies for Proposed Rail Extension...
