Draft:The Chicago Arcade

The Chicago Arcade was a mall that opened in 1974 in Midstate, Illinois, and closed in 2010

History
The Chicago Arcade opened with Sears, Marshall Field's, and a JCPenney in 1974. A Montgomery Ward opened in 1976 and closed in 1978

The former Montgomery Ward space became a Lord & Taylor from 1980 to 1983, then the building was shared by MainStreet and Carson Pirie Scott in 1985, then MainStreet became Kohl's in 1989 and they closed in 1990, then Target from 1991 to 1992, then the space became Linens 'n Things and Circuit City from 1993 until 2008, and it became a local supermarket named SuperMart in 2009

Marshall Field's became Macy's in 2006. Sears and JCPenney closed in 2007, and Macy's closed in 2009, and the mall closed in 2010. SuperMart is still open to this day

Timeline

 * 1974: Mall opens with Sears, Marshall Field's, and JCPenney
 * 1976: Montgomery Ward opens
 * 1978: Montgomery Ward closes
 * 1980: Lord & Taylor replace Montgomery Ward
 * 1983: Lord & Taylor closes
 * 1985: MainStreet and Carson Pirie Scott replace Lord & Taylor
 * 1989: MainStreet converts to Kohl's
 * 1990: Carson's closes but Kohl's relocates across the street
 * 1991: Target replaces Carson's and Kohl's
 * 1992: Target relocates across the street
 * 1993: Linens 'n Things and Circuit City replace Target
 * 2006: Marshall Field's converts to Macy's
 * 2007: Sears and JCPenney closes
 * 2008: Linens 'n Things and Circuit City closes
 * 2009: SuperMart replaces Linens 'n Things and Circuit City but Macy's closes
 * 2010: The entire mall closed except for SuperMart