Former K's Merchandise Corporate Office; Decatur, Illinois

          Not too far from the store K's had in Decatur, down the store is there corporate office, I love so much that the signage it still up, the shopping center down the street likely told them to take the sign off, but who can tell you to take the sign off your corporately owned building.

          Founded in Decatur, Illinois in 1957, K's Merchandise competed with many of the other catalog showroom stores, like Best, Brendles, and most remembered Service Merchandise. At the time of the closing in January, the chain has 17 stores in 5 Midwest states.

K's Merchandise also owned a chain "Bargain's Only" and had 4 stores in Mt.Zion, Champaign, Peoria, and Springfield.

Here is an article from the Bloomington Patagraph announcing the chains liquidation.

Here is my post of the former K's in the abandoned shopping center in Decatur.

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Former Venture/ K's Merchandise; Decatur, Illinois

          Here is a small, abandoned shopping center a long ways from Chicago I have wanted to visit for quite some time now. Once home to Venture Department store, nothing can be said about the empty lot used for trailers now and the ford dealer in front of it.

          Located near downtown Decatur, Illinois, at the peak of the shopping plaza, the stores were Office Depot, Schnucks, K's Merchandise, and Hollywood Video.

Love the "K's" painted on the side walk, now that I think about it, I really should have peered inside the door.

         The name of the plaza covered by the new "U-HAUL" sign, as you can see, they have opened in the former Hollywood Video and have not had time to take any of there old signage down.

It's like it was 2007 again...

Former Schnuck's grocery store.

Former Officer Depot, although it looks more like a former Officemax to me... but they are all one company now anyways.

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Spring Hill Mall: 2/2016 Update

          Over the course of several months, things are starting to really change at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, Illinois. Since my last post, clearly the old JCPenney and food court have been demolished and is well under way for the construction of the new outdoor center and movie theater.

Here is my original post of the mall from 204 featuring several pictures from 2012 and 2013.

Here is my post featuring pictures right before the demolition began, showing the closed food court and JCPenney store.

Here is my September 2015 photo update.

Here is my October 2015 photo update.

"Nothing to see here".

Some of the old wing is still visible.

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