Dixie Square Mall was an enclosed shopping mall at the junction of 151st Street and Dixie Highway in the Chicago suburb of Harvey, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1966, the mall featured Montgomery Ward, JCPenney, Woolworth, Walgreens, and Jewel as its anchor stores, with discount store Turn Style joining in 1970. Dixie Square Mall (circa late 1960s) In the early 1970's crime was becoming an increasing problem for Harvey, a suburb 20 miles south of Chicago. In 1972 a woman was fatally shot near the mall in a robbery attempt. Then in 1973 another person was shot on the mall property, and a teenage girl was strangled to death.
Dixie Square Mall Harvey, Illinois a photo on Flickriver
Some intel on the Blues Brothers mall: it was the former Dixie Square Shopping Center in Harvey, IL; a south-suburb of Chicago. It was only open for 13 years before closing in 1979, when the city. The former Dixie Square Mall site in Harvey, now a vacant lot at 15151 Dixie Highway, seen on June 26, 2020. Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times It's been 40 years since the release of "The Blues Brothers," that raucous romp through a Chicago gone by, but still quite familiar. HARVEY, Ill. (CBS) -- Demolition is finally underway at the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, more than 33 years after the mall closed. As CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports, fencing is up and. Construction of the Dixie Square Mall began on a former Harvey Illinois golf course in 1964; the first store to open was Montgomery Ward in 1965, and others followed as the massive complex was gradually completed.
Dixie Square Mall Harvey, Illinois Interior of the Montg… Flickr
A decaying shopping mall shuttered since 1979, the Dixie Square Mall was an economic reflection as well as centerpiece of the depressed south-side suburb town of Harvey, IL once known as "the gateway to the south suburbs." Opened to the public on August 31st, 1966 and located at Dixie Highway and 154th Street in Harvey, the mall is located on the lot previously used by the Weseloh and Hendrich farms, then converted as a former golf course. It was one of the very first covered malls in Illinois. The downfall of the once-promising Dixie Square was a sign of things to come. In 1986, both Wyman-Gordon Co. and Allis-Chalmers would close their Harvey plants, affecting nearly 1,000 workers. A. The authoritative record of NPR's programming is the audio record. Despite its iconic place in film history, demolition has begun on the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Ill. It was the setting for.
Dixie Square Mall, Harvey, IL Then and Now, mall from Blues Brothers
Opened in 1966 and closed in 1978, the former Dixie Square Mall was THE dead mall before dead malls were popular. It had a very short life span, was complete. This is yet another tribute page to the once thriving Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, IL. If you have any photos or stories to share, please feel free to do so. The legacy of Dixie Square Mall
DIXIE SQUARE MALL: HARVEY, IL David Wojcik 's Commentary: Posted November 20, 2006 (user submitted October 7, 2006) Demolition on Dixie Mall has halted. The developer is not to be found and has not paid contractors. Photo: Main thoroughfare in the Dixie Square Mall. In 1966 the still under construction Dixie Square Shopping Center in the southern Chicago suburb of Harvey, Illinois opens its doors to those living the American Dream. The $25 million complex opens strong with 50 stores that included Walgreen's and Jewel.
Dixie Square Mall an Abandoned Shopping Mall in Harvey, IL
Dixie Square Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Harvey, Illinois, near 151st Street and Dixie Highway. Montgomery Ward, J.C. Penney, Woolworth, Walgreens, and Jewel were among the mall's early tenants, with Turn Style joining in 1970. The mall lasted 12 years until closing in 1978. Dixie Square Mall is a ruin in Harvey, Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1966, the Dixie Square Mall which is currently an eye-sore, was the pride of Harvey. It went down with the record of having the shortest life span in Chicago. The mall operated for 12 years before it was abandoned. Early days of Dixie Square Mall
