Draft:Gallery Center

Gallery Center
Location	Lisle, Illinois
Opening date	1966
No. of anchor tenants	3
No. of floors	2 (mall) 3 (anchors)

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The Gallery Center is a mall in Lisle, Illinois. It originally opened in 1966 and currently has JCPenney, Kohl's, and Von Maur as anchors.

History

The Gallery Center opened it's doors on April 1966 with JCPenney, Carson Pirie Scott, Wieboldt's, and Montgomery Ward. Wieboldt's closed in 1987 and the space became Famous-Barr in 1988. Montgomery Ward shuts down in 2001 and the space became Lord & Taylor in 2002. Famous-Barr would close in 2004 and the space became a Kohl's in 2006. Lord & Taylor closed in 2010 and the space became Von Maur in 2014. Carson's shut down in 2018 due to Bon-Ton bankruptcy. In February 2024, Nordstrom announced plans to replace the former Carson's by the end of the year.

Anchors

Current Anchors

JCPenney (opened in 1966)
Kohl's (opened in 2006)
Von Maur (opened in 2014)

Former Anchors

Wieboldt's (opened in 1966, closed in 1987, replaced by Famous-Barr in 1988)
Montgomery Ward (opened in 1966, closed in 2001, replaced by Lord & Taylor in 2002)
Famous-Barr (opened in 1988, closed in 2004, replaced by Kohl's in 2006)
Lord & Taylor (opened in 2002, closed in 2010, replaced by Von Maur in 2014)
Carson Pirie Scott (opened in 1966, closed in 2018)

References