Crystal Point Mall
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 A entrance at Crystal Point Mall in 1990 | |
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| Location | Crystal Lake, Illinois, US |
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| Coordinates | 42°13′40″N 88°18′46″W / 42.2276946°N 88.3127799°W |
| Address | 6000 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 |
| Opening date | March 25, 1976 |
| Renovated | 1999 |
| Developer | Jack Jacobs Co. |
| Management | McHenry County |
| Owner | McHenry County |
| Architect | Jack Jacobs |
| Stores and services | 42 |
| Anchor tenants | 3 |
| Floor area | 370,000 square feet (34,000 m2) |
| Floors | 1 |
Crystal Point Mall was a shopping mall located in Crystal Lake, Illinois that opened in 1976, and closed in 1998. It was subdivided with stores after its closure.
History
[edit]Crystal Point Mall opened on March 25, 1975 with the Joseph Spiess Company(out of Elgin), a Robert Hall Village Discount Store, and lastly a Dominick's Grocery Store. It included 50 stores at its opening. It was also the only mall in McHenry county.
In 1977 the Robert Hall Village Discount Store would close later becoming a Kmart.In May, 1978 a renovation was done that added 7 additional stores to the Mall. This is also when the Kmart moved into the Mall.
In the 1990s the Mall started to decline with Joseph Speiss closing in 1996 and Dominick's relocating in 1999.[1][2]
In 1999 the site was redeveloped into 9 stores and a restaurant which included Bed Bath and Beyond, Best Buy, Borders Books, Office Depot, The Sports Authority, Kmart and Walgreen's.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • Page 159". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Northwest Herald from Woodstock, Illinois • Page 25". Newspapers.com. Northwest Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • Page 298". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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