Draft:Paradise Village Center

The Paradise Village Center, formerly Volo Center from 1954 to 1971, then Volo Paradise Center from 1971 to 1987, then Paradise Center from 1987 to 2002, then Westfield Shoppingtown Paradise Center from 2002 to 2005, then Westfield Paradise Center from 2005 to 2013, then Paradise Village Center from 2013 until now, is an outdoor shopping center in Volo, Illinois. It currently has JCPenney, Kohl's, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, At Home, SuperMart, Michaels, and Joann as anchors

History
The Paradise Village Center opened in 1954 as “Volo Center” with JCPenney, Wieboldt's, Elder-Beerman, The Fair, and Elise's as anchors. It was an enclosed mall at the of opening. Fair became Montgomery Ward in 1964. Joseph Spiess Company would open in 1981, Wieboldt’s closed in 1987 and became Saks Fifth Avenue in 1988. Joseph Spiess closed in 1992 and became Wickes Furniture in 1993. The Elise's chain was rebranded to JCPenney in 1994, however, since there was already a JCPenney in the mall, Elise's shut down in 1994 and became Shoppers World in 1997 on the lower level, Burlington on the middle level in 1998, and The Home Depot in 1999 on the upper level. Montgomery Ward closed in 2001 and became Sears in 2003. Wickes Furniture moved out from the mall in 2002 and the space became Bed Bath & Beyond in 2004. Saks closed in 2005 and became Kohl's in 2006, and Elder-Beerman became Carson Pirie Scott in 2006 too. Michaels, and Joann would open as small anchors in 2007. The mall was gutted in 2008 except for the anchors stores and small anchors and the lifestyle center was built in 2013. Shoppers World, Burlington, and The Home Depot all relocated to different places from the mall in 2015 and the space became SuperMart in 2016. Sears closed in September of 2017 and the space became an At Home in 2019. Carson's closed in 2018 as the parent company, The Bon-Ton, had announced to close all stores. The former Carson's spaces was sold to TJX Companies in 2018. TJ Maxx open on the lower level of the former Carson's in 2019, Marshalls on the middle level on 2020, and HomeGoods on the upper level on 2021. On 2023, Bed Bath & Beyond shut down

Timeline
1954: Paradise Village Center opened with JCPenney, Wieboldt's, Elder-Beerman, The Fair, and Elise's

1964: The Fair becomes Montgomery Ward

1981: Joseph Spiess Company opens at the mall

1987: Wieboldt's shuts down

1988: Former Wieboldt's space becomes Saks Fifth Avenue

1992: Joseph Spiess Company shuts down

1993: Former Joseph Spiess Company space becomes Wickes Furniture

1994: Elise's shut down

1997: Shoppers World replaces the lower level of the former Elise's

1998: Burlington Coat Factory replaces the middle level of the former Elise's

1999: The Home Depot replaces the upper level of the former Elise's

2001: Montgomery Ward shuts down

2002: Wickes Furniture moves out from the mall. The mall was acquired by Westfield

2003: Former Montgomery Ward space becomes Sears

2004: Former Wickes Furniture space becomes Bed Bath & Beyond

2005: Saks Fifth Avenue shuts down

2006: Former Saks Fifth Avenue space becomes Kohl's. Elder-Beerman became Carson Pirie Scott

2007: Michaels and Joann open small anchor stores

2008: The mall shuts down and got demolished except for the anchors

2013: The new shopping center opens as Paradise Village Center without being owned and managed by Westfield

2015: Shoppers World, Burlington, and The Home Depot moved out from the mall

2016: Former Shoppers World, Burlington, and The Home Depot space becomes SuperMart

2017: Sears shuts down

2018: Carson Pirie Scott shuts down

2019: Former Sears space becomes At Home. TJ Maxx replaces the lower level of former Carson's

2020: Marshalls replaces the middle level of former Carson's

2021: HomeGoods replaces the upper level of former Carson's

2023: Bed Bath & Beyond shuts down