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The Gurnee Mills concourse opened to the public at 8 a.m. on August 8, 1991, allowing 70,000 visitors to see the place before stores opened at 10 a.m. [10] The mall's architecture and design was themed after "the agrarian heartland", [11] a look inspired by its rural setting and taking after a wide variety of sources, from the Googie-style ...
Gurnee Mills – Gurnee (1991–present) Harlem Irving Plaza – Norridge (1956–present) Hawthorn Mall – Vernon Hills (1973–present) Hickory Point Mall – Forsyth (1978–present) Illinois Star Centre – Marion (1991–2018) James R. Thompson Center – Chicago (1985–2022) Lakehurst Mall – Waukegan (1971–2004)
The company started in 1967 as the Western Development Corporation, and its first mall was Potomac Mills in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in 1985. Then from 1989 to 1991, Franklin, Sawgrass, & Gurnee Mills opened each of those years, respectively.
Serpent Safari was a reptile zoo located inside the Gurnee Mills Mall in Gurnee, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.The zoo advertised itself as "America's Finest Reptile Zoo". The zoo housed some rare specimens, including the world's heaviest snake (over 375 lbs. as of February 2010), an albino alligator, and an alligator snapping turtle estimated at a 150 years old.
WXLC's former logo from the early 2000's. WXLC (102.3 FM) is a radio station based in Waukegan, Illinois.The format is currently country music and its owned by Alpha Media. ...
Gurnee Mills has attracted between 15 million to 20 million visitors per year since its opening in 1991. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The mall was advertised as the "world's largest outlet mall" upon its opening, [ 18 ] and is the fourth largest mall in Illinois. [ 19 ]
Illinois Route 132 (IL 132) is an arterial state route that connects IL 59 at the village line between Fox Lake Hills and Lake Villa, with IL 131 in Waukegan.It is known as Grand Avenue for its entire length, and Grand Avenue extends west beyond Lindenhurst to near U.S. Route 12 (US 12), 12 miles (19 km) west.
Name Year opened Year closed Manufacturer (Model) Location in Park Description; Ameri-Go-Round: 1976 2003 Dentzel Carousel Company: County Fair Originally built in the 1910s at Fontaine Ferry Park, replaced by Revolution and is currently in storage containers by the Dark Knight Coaster and Superman: Ultimate Flight.