Machesney Park Mall- (Machesney Park, IL)

Machesney Park Mall is still considered a mall, although nothing is here buy Big Lots and Burlington Coat Factory, its still mall by definition...but a dead mall it is. The malls only remaining anchor store in Bergner's. Machesney Park is a village outside the Rockford Metropolitan area and and can blame Cherryvale for its demise.

The mall was built over the former airport that closed in 1974 and opened in 1978 with JCPenney and HC Prange as original anchor's, Prange's later became Younker's, now Bergner's.

Prange Way, later became Phar-Mor, then Kohl's came along in the 1980s.

Former JCPenney

The mall went through initial demolition in December 2003.

Former mall main entrance

Taco Bell closed

Here are a few pictures from a cold, rainy night in November 2012, here is where the Big Lots recently opened, Burlington opened September 2009.

Has Since Closed

Here a phone message recorded from the answering machine-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZknZNwtR4bI

Closed

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JCPenney Discount Store

JCPenney Discount Store

Former mall entrace

If anyone has any pictures of the before demolition and remodeling, and interior or vintage pictures, feel free to post and comment below.

Thanks for reading.