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Woodfield Mall
Facts and statistics
Location	Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S.
Opening date	September 9, 1971
Developer	A. Alfred Taubman
Management	A. Alfred Taubman
No. of stores and services	300
No. of anchor tenants	5
Total retail floor area	2.7 million square feet (GLA)

Woodfield Mall is a shopping mall located in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois at the intersection of Golf Road and Illinois Route 53. Woodfield opened on September 9, 1971 with 59 stores, growing to 189 stores with 1.9 million retail square feet by 1973, the largest mall in the United States at that time. It is currently the largest mall in the Chicago area.^[1] Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (855 × 641 pixels, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Coordinates: , Incorporated March 7, 1956 Government  - Village President Al Larson Area  - Village 49. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... A. Alfred Taubman (born 1924)[1] is an American real estate developer, industrialist, and philanthropist from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a Metro Detroit area suburb. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see pedestrian street or promenade. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City 234. ... Coordinates: , Incorporated March 7, 1956 Government  - Village President Al Larson Area  - Village 49. ... See also U.S. 50 U.S. 51 U.S. 52 Illinois Route 53 is an arterial north-south state highway in northeast Illinois. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

The mall is located about 15 miles (24 km) NW of O'Hare Airport and about 28 miles (45 km) from Downtown Chicago. OHare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. ...

Acclaim

Due to its location in the tiny suburban area northwest of Chicago, which is seen as brand-savvy and great test market, Woodfield Mall is often the location of concept and prototype stores for established brands, like aerie and Martin + Osa from American Eagle Outfitters and Hollister Co. and Ruehl 925 from Abercrombie and Fitch, with their fourth project, Gilly Hicks rumored to open next.^{[citation needed]} Martin + Osa (Martin & Osa) is a new clothing brand developed by American Eagle Outfitters. ... American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Hollister Co. ... Abercrombie & Fitch is a clothing company which operates an extensive chain of retail outlets, marketing casual clothing to young adults. ... The Abercrombie moose. ...

History

Woodfield Shopping Center opened with just 28 specialty shops and three department stores. Now, it houses nearly 300 stores and restaurants and five anchors and is the core of the entire northwest suburbs of Chicago.

Woodfield is named for former Sears board chairman General Robert E. Wood and Marshall Field and Company founder Marshall Field. It debuted on September 9, 1971, on 191 acres of prairie land, previously occupied by farms, cows, and a village tavern. Singer Carol Lawrence, actor Vincent Price, and two marching bands entertained at the debut. Sears Holdings is a proposed new retail holding company, created from the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Kmart Holdings Corporation of Troy, Michigan. ... Robert Elkington Wood (June 13, 1879 - November 6, 1969) was an American soldier and businessman best known for his leadership of Sears, Roebuck and Company. ... Marshall Fields State Street Store interior, about 1910 Marshall Field and Company is a department store. ... Marshall Field (1834 -1906) was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago based chain of department stores. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Carol Lawrence is a musical theater actress, who has also made numerous appearances in film and television. ... Vincent Leonard Price Jr. ...

By the end of September 1971, another 28 stores and restaurants had opened and that first business year finished with 138 specialty retailers. Many of those retailers -- Casual Corner, Johnston & Murphy, Lane Bryant, The Limited, Stride Rite, Gingiss, Fredericks of Hollywood, Lerner New York (now known as New York & Company or NY&C), and -- are still at Woodfield today (Waldenbooks, another store that opened alongside the mall itself, closed in 2007 as the parent company, Borders Group, operates a Borders Books & Music store nearby at Woodfield Village Green). Logo of Lane Bryant stores Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin (1879? - September 26, 1951) was an American clothing designer and retailer who founded the plus-size clothing chain Lane Bryant. ... Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) (formerly known as ) is a company founded in 1963 by Leslie H. Wexner (current chairman and CEO) in Columbus, Ohio, where its corporate headquarters is also currently located. ... High-heeled shoe Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet. ... Fredericks of Hollywood is a well known retailer of lingerie in the United States, with stores in most modern shopping malls across the USA. The business was started by Frederick Mellinger (inventor of the push-up bra) in 1946. ... Lerner Stores sells womens clothing. ... Waldenbooks, operated by the Walden Book Company, Inc. ... Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

Originally 1.9-million square feet of retail space, Woodfield today is 2.7 million feet of retail space. In 1973, Lord & Taylor opened and brought along 50 additional new retailers and a whole new wing. In celebration of its 20th anniversary in 1991, Woodfield added 23 more stores and then in 1996, Woodfield grew again with a $110 million wing. This new wing included a three-level Nordstrom, a larger replacement Lord & Taylor, and 50 new specialty stores. Of these new stores, nearly 40 debuted flagship concepts and designs, with about 27 of them the largest in their chains. Lord & Taylor, based in New York, New York, is the oldest department store chain in the United States. ... This is the page for the department store. ...

While all of this expansion continued at Woodfield, the surrounding village of Schaumburg grew as well. In 1970, the population was 19,000; in 1980, it mushroomed to 55,000; and, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Schaumburg had over 75,000 people in 2000. Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson observed that, "Woodfield established a focal point for development throughout all of the northwest suburbs. Without Woodfield, we wouldn't have office towers in Itasca or corporate development in Hoffman Estates." For the city Schaumburg in the United States see Schaumburg, Illinois and for the castle in Lower Saxony near Rinteln, see Schaumburg. ... Itasca is a place in the U.S. state of Illinois in the United States of America: see Itasca, Illinois. ... Hoffman Estates is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. ...

The GLA of the mall today is 2.7 million square feet, making it the fifth largest shopping mall in the U.S. and third largest in terms of shopping area. (King of Prussia Mall in the Philadelphia suburbs and South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California are larger). The mall is not only the most visited tourist destination in Chicagoland, it is the most popular tourist destination in Illinois with 27 million annual visitors. The center features nearly 300 stores and is anchored by J.C. Penney, Lord & Taylor, Macy's (formerly Marshall Field's), Nordstrom and the country's largest Sears store at 416,000 square feet (38,600 m²). Woodfield is often used as a test market for retailers; a recent example was the 2004 opening (and nationwide debut) of RUEHL 925 by youth clothier Abercrombie & Fitch. In 2006, the Marshall Field's store was rebranded Macy's. Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... The King of Prussia Mall is the largest shopping mall on the East Coast of the United States[2], and the largest shopping mall in the country in terms of leasable retail space (though this title is sometimes disputed with that of South Coast Plaza of Orange County, California). ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... South Coast Plaza is an upscale shopping mall in Costa Mesa, California, USA, in affluent Orange County, and one of the most notable shopping centers in the United States. ... Official website: http://ci. ... Chicagoland is an informal name for the Chicago metropolitan area, used primarily by copywriters, advertising agencies, native residents, and traffic reporters. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... This article is about the department store chain. ... Lord & Taylor, based in New York, New York, is the oldest department store chain in the United States. ... This article is about the R. H. Macy & Co. ... For other uses, see Marshall Fields (disambiguation). ... This is the page for the department store. ... Sears Holdings is a proposed new retail holding company, created from the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Kmart Holdings Corporation of Troy, Michigan. ... RUEHL No. ... Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ... For other uses, see Marshall Fields (disambiguation). ... This article is about the R. H. Macy & Co. ...

Anchors

• JCPenney (300,000 sq ft (30,000 m²))
• Lord & Taylor (124,000 sq ft (11,500 m²))
• Macy's (315,500 sq ft (29,310 m²))
• Nordstrom (215,000 sq ft (20,000 m²))
• Sears (416,000 sq ft (38,600 m²))

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ... Lord & Taylor, based in New York, New York, is the oldest department store chain in the United States. ... This article is about the R. H. Macy & Co. ... This is the page for the department store. ... Sears Holdings is a proposed new retail holding company, created from the merger of Sears, Roebuck and Company of Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Kmart Holdings Corporation of Troy, Michigan. ...

Transportation

Woodfield is adjacent to I-290 (codesignated as Illinois Route 53 at this point), which runs north-south alongside the eastern edge of the complex. The Northwest Tollway (Interstate 90) runs roughly east-west nearby to the north, intersecting I-290/IL 53 northeast of the mall, but Tollway traffic must exit to I-290 or to other local road exits to access the area. Interstate 290 (abbreviated I-290) is the main Interstate highway due westward from the Chicago Loop. ... See also U.S. 50 U.S. 51 U.S. 52 Illinois Route 53 is an arterial north-south state highway in northeast Illinois. ... The Northwest Tollway in Illinois is a 79 mile (127 km) segment of Interstate 90 from Interstate 190 in far northwest Chicago to Illinois State Route 75, one mile south of the Wisconsin state line. ...

Pace Bus, the Suburban Bus service, has a complete bus center, which the ending of several routes. It is also the hub for the "Cubs Roundtripper" to Wrigley Field, "Bears Shuttle" to Soldier Field, "Six Flags Shuttle" to Six Flags Great America, and "The Flower and Garden Show" Shuttle. Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago area. ... For the former ballpark in Los Angeles, see Wrigley Field (Los Angeles). ... Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, and is currently home to the NFLs Chicago Bears. ... Six Flags Great America is the Chicago metropolitan areas Six Flags theme park located in Gurnee, Illinois. ...

Schaumburg also has a municipal Heliport (ICAO: 4H1) available for public use. It has the main helicopter pad, 1 helicopter parking space, and grassy area for extra parking.

Other Major Highways that go through the Woodfield area include:

• Illinois Route 58 - Golf Road
• Illinois Route 62 - Algonquin Road
• Illinois Route 72 - Higgins Road

The Woodfield Trolley (owned and operated by Pace) has begun service to the convention center from Woodfield, with trolleys running every 30 minutes. See also Interstate 57 Illinois Route 58 is a state highway in northeast Illinois. ... See also U.S. 62 Interstate 64 Illinois Route 62 is an east-west state road in northeast Illinois. ... See also Interstate 72 Illinois Route 72 is an east-west state road in northeastern Illinois. ... Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago area. ...

The future of the Woodfield area

Skyline view and edge of Woodfield Mall

The Schaumburg Convention Center was completed in 2006. It is located across I-90 from Woodfield, next to Motorola's corporate campus. The 100,000 sq ft (10,000 m²). Convention Center has an adjoining 500 room Renaissance Hotel with 48,000 sq ft (4,500 m²). meeting center including a 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m²). ballroom. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 798 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (833 × 626 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Scampster user photo, digital camera, free use, public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 798 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (833 × 626 pixel, file size: 90 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Scampster user photo, digital camera, free use, public domain. ... Interstate 90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States. ... Motorola Inc. ... Renaissance Hotels is a worldwide brand of hotels and resorts. ...

Metra has plans to build an inter-suburban rail service tentatively referred to as the STAR line, with a stop at IKEA. A Metra Train Metra (Officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a regional rail that serves the city of Chicago, Illinois, and surrounding cities, many of them Chicago suburbs. ... On January 30, 2003 Metra announced plans to build a new service line that would introduce a new fleet of Diesel Multiple Unit trains (DMUs) to connect nearly 100 communities in the region with a 55 mile long STAR (Suburban Transit Access Route) line in suburban Chicago. ... Map of countries with IKEA stores. ...

See also

• Golden Corridor, the region of commerce around the Northwest Tollway

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References

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External links

• Official Site
• Schaumburg Convention Center