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 == 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 East Oakland Boulevard. 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.
+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 Ashfield Avenue. 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.
 == Decline ==
-The mall started its decline in 1999, when the Shears Department store closed down. With only one anchor, the mall was desperate for a new one, before other stores started closing down. Fortunately the mall struck a deal with the 16Theatre group and the former Shears Department store was partly rebuilt into the Glenview 16 Theatre in 2003. However 4 months after the theatre opened, a fire started in the foodcourt, burning down 3 restaurants before the fire was put out by the Glenview fire department.
+The mall started its decline in 1991, when the Shears Department store closed down. With only one anchor, the mall was desperate for a new one, before other stores started closing down. The 1993 Earthquake struck Glenview and a fire started in the malls foodcourt. The mall was a huge target in looting and people broke down the main entrance doors and a woman drove her 1992 toyauto into one of the stores. As many people were running around, looting, or trying to find help a pickup truck with 4 people with guns pulled into the malls parking garage and they started shooting, looting the stores and killing two unfortunate victims. 4 restaurants and 2 stores burned down before fire rescue could make it to the site.
+After the earthquake many of the destruction got fixed, but 3 stores closed down permanently.
+Fortunately the mall struck a deal with the 16Theatre group and the former Shears Department store was partly rebuilt into the Glenview 16 Theatre in 2003.
 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.