Louis Joliet Mall
Location | Joliet, Illinois, USA |
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Coordinates | 41°34′35″N 88°09′56″W / 41.5763°N 88.1655°WCoordinates: 41°34′35″N 88°09′56″W / 41.5763°N 88.1655°W |
Address | 3340 Mall Loop Drive, Joliet, IL 60431 |
Opening date | August 2, 1978 |
Developer | Homart Development Company |
Management | Starwood Capital Group |
Owner | Starwood Capital Group |
No. of stores and services | 100 |
No. of anchor tenants | 4 (3 open, 1 vacant) |
Total retail floor area | 947,000 ft² |
No. of floors | 1 |
Website | https://www.shoppinglouisjolietmall.com/ |
Louis Joliet Mall, formerly known as Westfield Louis Joliet Mall, is a shopping mall in Joliet, Illinois. It is located at 1118 Mall Loop Drive, Joliet. Its anchor stores , JCPenney, Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's) and Sears with one vacant anchor last occupied by Carson's. The mall opened in 1978 with Sears and Marshall Field & Company. Bergner-Weise opened in September 1979, and JCPenney would move from downtown to the mall one month later. In the beginning, Louis Joliet Mall had stiff competition from the slightly older mall a few miles away on Jefferson Street, Jefferson Square Mall. Many shops had a location in both malls (Stuart's, Musicland, Printer's Ink, etc.). After the Wieboldt's at Jefferson Square closed in 1987, many of these stores either went to Louis Joliet Mall or simply closed their Jefferson Square location.
Louis Joliet is a one-level mall with Macy's and JCPenney at one end and the former Carson's and Sears at other end. There is a food court off the main corridor in the center of the mall.
The former Carson's in the mall was originally a Bergner-Weise when it opened. It was converted after the merger of P.A. Bergner with Carson Pirie Scott. The store has been renamed Carson's in the early to mid 2010's.
The mall barely escaped destruction 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.
The Marshall Field's store was officially renamed Macy's on September 9, 2006.
The Westfield Group acquired the shopping center in 2003, and renamed it "Westfield Shoppingtown Louis Joliet", dropping the "Shoppingtown" name in June 2005. However, most locals rarely used the full name for the mall due to several other Westfield locations, notably in Aurora and Chicago Ridge; as such, the outdoor signage was eventually restored to say "Louis Joliet Mall". In April 2012, the mall was sold to Starwood Capital Group, with CBL & Associates Properties responsible for management.
The mall itself (not including anchor stores) is one floor and contains a variety of shops, stands, and food shops.
The mall also features a small play-area for children with seating for parents and a 14-screen Cinemark movie theater that opened in 2009, replacing Silver Cinema's theater.
On April 18, 2018 it was announced that Carson's will close as the parent, Bon-Ton Stores, was going out of business. The store closed on August 29, 2018.[1] On August 2, 2018 it was announced that the Senior Services of Will County might move into the vacant Carson's space.[2]
Anchor stores
Former anchors
- Bergner-Weise (opened 1979, converted to Carson's in 1987)
- Carson's (converted from Bergner-Weise in 1987, closed August 2018, now vacant, might become Senior Services of Will County)
- Marshall Field's (opened 1978, Closed in 2006 replace By Macy's)
See also
- Westfield Group (former owner)
- Starwood Capital Group
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