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(Created page with "The Glenview Galleria is a declining mall in the north of Glenview. == History == The Glenview Galleria was proposed by the Rottweil Brothers, in 1969 and approved in 1971, The mall would replace an empty peice of land in north Glenview on the famous BLVD NAME HERE. Ground was broken for the mall in February 1978 and most of the mall's stores opened in July 1979. The mall had a foodcourt, a large parking garage and 2 department stores, JCdennies and Shears. The only com...") |
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== History == | == History == | ||
The Glenview Galleria was proposed by the Rottweil Brothers, in 1969 and approved in 1971, The mall would replace an empty peice of land in north Glenview on the famous BLVD NAME HERE. Ground was broken for the mall in February 1978 and most of the mall's stores opened in July 1979. The mall had a foodcourt, a large parking garage and 2 department stores, | The Glenview Galleria was proposed by the Rottweil Brothers, in 1969 and approved in 1971, The mall would replace an empty peice of land in north Glenview on the famous BLVD NAME HERE. Ground was broken for the mall in February 1978 and most of the mall's stores opened in July 1979. The mall had a foodcourt, a large parking garage and 2 department stores, CJNickels and Shears. The only competitor nearby was the Western Winds Mall in Ashfield, which was hard to reach by car, so shoppers preffered the Glenview Galleria. | ||
in the 1990s a subway entrance was built on the mall property, attracting many new customers from other areas in Greenfield. | in the 1990s a subway entrance was built on the mall property, attracting many new customers from other areas in Greenfield. | ||
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In 2006 The nearby Downtown Greenfield mall had a huge expansion, with a brand new Jaycee's Department store and an expanded food court. Customers chose to go to the Downtown mall, instead of the Galleria. | In 2006 The nearby Downtown Greenfield mall had a huge expansion, with a brand new Jaycee's Department store and an expanded food court. Customers chose to go to the Downtown mall, instead of the Galleria. | ||
In 2014 after loss of revenue, the remaining department store | In 2014 after loss of revenue, the remaining department store CJnickels closed down permanently, and moved to the Downtown Greenfield Mall after the huge boom of popularity of Downtown. With only one anchor left, the mall now started losing customers rapidly, other stores in the mall started closing down permanently or moving to other shopping centers in the area. | ||
Even with the recent population boom of Glenview, The galleria is still in huge decline and many stores have closed down since 2014. | Even with the recent population boom of Glenview, The galleria is still in huge decline and many stores have closed down since 2014. | ||