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People eat at the Tree Top Restaurant in the heart of the triangle formed by the Wieboldt's, Carson Pirie Scott and The Fair stores at Randhurst Shopping Center on Aug. 13, 1962, in Mount Prospect. The mall opened in August 1962.
People eat at the Tree Top Restaurant in the heart of the triangle formed by the Wieboldt’s, Carson Pirie Scott and The Fair stores at Randhurst Shopping Center on Aug. 13, 1962, in Mount Prospect. The mall opened in August 1962.
Standing before a burning barn that would signify the start of construction for the Randhurst shopping center are James F. Tobin, president, and Werner Wieboldt, chairman of Wieboldt Stores, Inc.; George O'Neill, general manager of Randhurst Corporation; Paul M. Hammaker, president of Montgomery Ward & Co.; and John T. Pirie Jr., chairman of Carson Pirie Scott & Co.
Standing before a burning barn that would signify the start of construction for the Randhurst shopping center are James F. Tobin, president, and Werner Wieboldt, chairman of Wieboldt Stores, Inc.; George O’Neill, general manager of Randhurst Corporation; Paul M. Hammaker, president of Montgomery Ward & Co.; and John T. Pirie Jr., chairman of Carson Pirie Scott & Co.
An architect's sketch by Victor Gruen Associates shows the proposed $23 million dollar shopping center at Elmhurst and Rand roads in Mount Prospect on June 24, 1960.
An architect’s sketch by Victor Gruen Associates shows the proposed $23 million dollar shopping center at Elmhurst and Rand roads in Mount Prospect on June 24, 1960.
Sunshine was a welcome accompaniment on Aug. 16, 1962, as store executives, shopping center officials and residents of the Mount Prospect area met to open Randhurst, the world's largest shopping center under one roof. The Stockyard Kilty band performs at the reviewing stand near the ribbon-cutting site.
Sunshine was a welcome accompaniment on Aug. 16, 1962, as store executives, shopping center officials and residents of the Mount Prospect area met to open Randhurst, the world’s largest shopping center under one roof. The Stockyard Kilty band performs at the reviewing stand near the ribbon-cutting site.
Randhurst Shopping Center shortly after opening in 1962.
Randhurst Shopping Center shortly after opening in 1962.
The Nancy Randhurst girls pose on a stairway leading to the third level of a magnificently domed four-level plaza on Aug. 13, 1962, in the heart of a triangle formed by the three major department stores at Randhurst — The Fair, Wieboldt's and Carsons.
The Nancy Randhurst girls pose on a stairway leading to the third level of a magnificently domed four-level plaza on Aug. 13, 1962, in the heart of a triangle formed by the three major department stores at Randhurst — The Fair, Wieboldt’s and Carsons.
Shoppers watch as the circus performs at Randhurst Shopping Center on Aug. 6, 1970, in Mount Prospect.
Shoppers watch as the circus performs at Randhurst Shopping Center on Aug. 6, 1970, in Mount Prospect.
Mount Prospect and Buffalo Grove fire departments respond at the lower ramp to a simulated 5-alarm fire at Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect on Jan. 17, 1971. Twelve northwest suburban communities participated in the simulation.
Mount Prospect and Buffalo Grove fire departments respond at the lower ramp to a simulated 5-alarm fire at Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect on Jan. 17, 1971. Twelve northwest suburban communities participated in the simulation.
Paul Wisniewski, 4, and his brother Mark, 5, both of Palatine, check out an early fire bell dating to 1888 that was on display at Randhurst Shopping Center on May 3, 1972, during fire week at the mall.
Paul Wisniewski, 4, and his brother Mark, 5, both of Palatine, check out an early fire bell dating to 1888 that was on display at Randhurst Shopping Center on May 3, 1972, during fire week at the mall.
The Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect is being renovated by the Rouse Co. to regain its statue as a first-class mall on Oct. 5, 1983.
The Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect is being renovated by the Rouse Co. to regain its statue as a first-class mall on Oct. 5, 1983.
The owners of Randhurst Shopping Center showed this rendering of what the renovations would look like in 1989.
The owners of Randhurst Shopping Center showed this rendering of what the renovations would look like in 1989.
People gather in the food court area at Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect on Jan. 2, 1991.
People gather in the food court area at Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect on Jan. 2, 1991.
Rebecca Waclawik of Villa Park waits for her order at 1 Potato 2 in the food court of Randhurst Shopping Center on Jan. 2, 1991, in Mount Prospect.
Rebecca Waclawik of Villa Park waits for her order at 1 Potato 2 in the food court of Randhurst Shopping Center on Jan. 2, 1991, in Mount Prospect.