I remember the McDonald's being busy all the time. John's garage was very cool, you could see the ice arena from one of the windows from inside the restaurant. It was also the first time I saw a salad bar. I think I was 5 yrs old. Watching stranger things kind of reminded me of woodfield mall. I miss the underground aquariums.
Mark Shale. For those who could afford. I think I saw my 1st $250.00 cashmere sweater there. Later in my retail career I got to work at Neiman-Marcus Oakbrook. Commission sales is not for the faint of heart. lol!
I worked at the mall in the '70s (in the Sears Auto Center, a separate building near a less-used mall entrance). Plenty of memories, including the crowds, especially the Christmas rush. We joked, but were almost not kidding, that you could lift your feet off the floor and the crush of the crowd would carry you along. I learned they had strobing up-lights in the center court they turned on during mad rushes to make people move along quicker. I was working during the blizzard of '79 when every street in Schaumburg closed down, everyone had to stay in the mall overnight.
A friendly FWI: the image at 2:27 is from Southdale Center located in Edina, Minnesota. Designed by Victor Gruen, Southdale Center opened in 1956 as the first fully enclosed shopping mall. It too is now a Simon mall, but has been heavily remodeled and sadly, that brilliant, cantilevered staircase pictured at 2:27 is long gone...along with the koi pond.
I grew up in nearby Palatine so this was the go to mall. I even worked here PT in the early 80s at a men's clothing shop for about 6 months to make some extra cash. I can remember Christmas shopping here and the mall was so packed you could hardly walk about the place (not an exaggeration). The parking lot was so full you had to fight to find a spot.
Moved out of state in '04 but will always remember the nightmare of trying to find a parking spot & the crush of shoppers inside the mall between Thanksgiving & Christmas. 😮
I was an original Woodfieldette! I was chosen out of 400 girls. I had the best time. Recently I came across a paystub for modeling in a fashion show in the mall, it was $2.48 an hour. I thought I was really rich! We were supposed to be guides to help people find the weight and models for the stores in the mall. I have such great photographs of Woodfield being built. So great to see this. Thank you so much for the memories.
I go to this mall from time to time and it's nice because it's still busy and there's a lot of good stores, sad to see Panda Express closed but they still have a lot of good options and there's a lot of security walking around so I always feel safe❤👍
I practically grew up in that mall from the mid seventies to the late eighties. There some great stores then including FOUR (2 of them were Musiclands) record stores and out of those Disc Records was the best. There was also "Chicken's Lips (a t shirt shop where you could get anything on one), John's Garage, The Alley, Just Pants, there was even a Jewel/Osco. I used to love the aquarium in the middle of the mall.
I grew up in Schaumburg from 63 to 77 when I joined the Navy. I worked in the Sears Catalog department from 1975 to 1977. When the Mall opened in 1971, the music was provided solely by the Conant HS Marching band because (a) they were the closest School and (b) Schaumburg HS had just started their Marching Band in the Fall of 71. I know because I am a founding member.
8:20 - I grew up in the Chicagoland area. I used to go to Woodfield all the time. My family lived in Long Grove, so Schaumburg wasn't too far away. I have a ridiculous amount of memories of this place. I can still smell the water and feel the humidity of those fountains they used to have! Funny story about Macy's buying out Marshall Field's. When I moved away for college, I ended up stuck in St. Louis for 10 years. Then got a job at an auction house in St. Louis. One day, an exec from Macy's came into the auction house. I casually mentioned how Macy's killed Marshall Field's to her, and she simply replied in the most unamused way, "You must be from Chicago". She was pretty cool about it though. 😊
I'm from out there too. I lived in the lake county part of Buffalo Grove. Like a mile from the downtown Long Grove. I really want to take a little ride out there and check it out. I went to the little school near Long Grove..Kildeer Countryside School.
I saw Tiffany(I think we are alone now) in 1987 in the Grand Ct. Also Woodfield Cinema 1(Plitt theaters) was one of the largest cinemas in the Chicago metro with seating for 1075 people
I loved shopping at J. Riggins, Chess King, Madigan’s & Silverman’s back in the day! Unfortunately, I could not afford to shop at Mark Shale or Baskin. They had great cloths and fantastic customer service.
I would have loved to see what Marshall Field Woodfield looked like when it 1st opened. When I worked there in 2004 the Seven arches restaurant was gone & some of the original retail space on the lower level was being used as storage space.
When I worked at Marshall Field Woodfield back in the early 2,000ths, I would go to McDonald’ s and eat my lunch or dinner sitting on the old brick wall in the center of the mall and people watch.
A brief timeline: Dayton's acquired J L Hudson's in 1969. The Dayton Hudson Corp. acquired Marshall Field's in 1990. 2000, Dayton Hudson changed their corporate name to Target, the higher profile subsidiary. In 2001, all Dayton Hudson stores were rebranded with the Marshall Field's nameplate. 2004, Target sold Marshall Field Group to May Department Stores. In February 2005, May merged with Federation Department Stores, owner of Macy's. In September of 2005, Marshall Fields were renamed Macy's...and it's been circling the bowl ever since. Reply
Right. But what happened to the building when they were removing the Marshall Field's sign, put Macy's sing, was the building open to the public during the conversion construction?
I worked at McDonald’s when I was 14. The O’Keefe’s can bite it otherwise fun time to be a teenager and I saw Britney Spears perform her mall tour there
Grew up in Schaumburg in the 70's & 80's. Our home away from home. Saw Santa as a kid, got arrested for shoplifting cassettes from Jr's Music in '83 & eventually met the chick who took my virginity while working at the indoor theatre in '86. lol
I spent alot of my adolescence here in the 80s.
Was a very important place to me. Lots of nostalgia.
I remember the McDonald's being busy all the time.
John's garage was very cool, you could see the ice arena from one of the windows from inside the restaurant. It was also the first time I saw a salad bar. I think I was 5 yrs old.
Watching stranger things kind of reminded me of woodfield mall.
I miss the underground aquariums.
I used to work at this clothing store called Mark Shale in the late 80's. Very classy place.
Mark Shale. For those who could afford. I think I saw my 1st $250.00 cashmere sweater there. Later in my retail career I got to work at Neiman-Marcus Oakbrook. Commission sales is not for the faint of heart. lol!
@@ivoe1574 Yes, it was very pricey.
2:27 This photo is of Southdale in Minnesota, not Woodfield.
thank you for the correction
I worked at the mall in the '70s (in the Sears Auto Center, a separate building near a less-used mall entrance). Plenty of memories, including the crowds, especially the Christmas rush. We joked, but were almost not kidding, that you could lift your feet off the floor and the crush of the crowd would carry you along. I learned they had strobing up-lights in the center court they turned on during mad rushes to make people move along quicker. I was working during the blizzard of '79 when every street in Schaumburg closed down, everyone had to stay in the mall overnight.
A friendly FWI: the image at 2:27 is from Southdale Center located in Edina, Minnesota. Designed by Victor Gruen, Southdale Center opened in 1956 as the first fully enclosed shopping mall. It too is now a Simon mall, but has been heavily remodeled and sadly, that brilliant, cantilevered staircase pictured at 2:27 is long gone...along with the koi pond.
thank you for the correction
I grew up in nearby Palatine so this was the go to mall. I even worked here PT in the early 80s at a men's clothing shop for about 6 months to make some extra cash. I can remember Christmas shopping here and the mall was so packed you could hardly walk about the place (not an exaggeration). The parking lot was so full you had to fight to find a spot.
I lived in Palatine too, from 1982 until 1985.
Moved out of state in '04 but will always remember the nightmare of trying to find a parking spot & the crush of shoppers inside the mall between Thanksgiving & Christmas. 😮
I was an original Woodfieldette! I was chosen out of 400 girls. I had the best time. Recently I came across a paystub for modeling in a fashion show in the mall, it was $2.48 an hour. I thought I was really rich! We were supposed to be guides to help people find the weight and models for the stores in the mall. I have such great photographs of Woodfield being built. So great to see this. Thank you so much for the memories.
I go to this mall from time to time and it's nice because it's still busy and there's a lot of good stores, sad to see Panda Express closed but they still have a lot of good options and there's a lot of security walking around so I always feel safe❤👍
I practically grew up in that mall from the mid seventies to the late eighties. There some great stores then including FOUR (2 of them were Musiclands) record stores and out of those Disc Records was the best. There was also "Chicken's Lips (a t shirt shop where you could get anything on one), John's Garage, The Alley, Just Pants, there was even a Jewel/Osco. I used to love the aquarium in the middle of the mall.
I grew up in Schaumburg from 63 to 77 when I joined the Navy. I worked in the Sears Catalog department from 1975 to 1977. When the Mall opened in 1971, the music was provided solely by the Conant HS Marching band because (a) they were the closest School and (b) Schaumburg HS had just started their Marching Band in the Fall of 71. I know because I am a founding member.
8:20 - I grew up in the Chicagoland area. I used to go to Woodfield all the time. My family lived in Long Grove, so Schaumburg wasn't too far away.
I have a ridiculous amount of memories of this place. I can still smell the water and feel the humidity of those fountains they used to have!
Funny story about Macy's buying out Marshall Field's. When I moved away for college, I ended up stuck in St. Louis for 10 years. Then got a job at an auction house in St. Louis.
One day, an exec from Macy's came into the auction house. I casually mentioned how Macy's killed Marshall Field's to her, and she simply replied in the most unamused way, "You must be from Chicago". She was pretty cool about it though. 😊
I'm from out there too. I lived in the lake county part of Buffalo Grove.
Like a mile from the downtown Long Grove. I really want to take a little ride out there and check it out.
I went to the little school near Long Grove..Kildeer Countryside School.
Would anyone like Very early photographs of Woodfield? I would be so happy to share.
Sure, send them to me at ericproductions@yahoo.com. Thanks.
Nice! But what was the music from the start of the history until 4:19
I miss the aquarium and water fountain
I saw Tiffany(I think we are alone now) in 1987 in the Grand Ct. Also Woodfield Cinema 1(Plitt theaters) was one of the largest cinemas in the Chicago metro with seating for 1075 people
I loved shopping at J. Riggins, Chess King, Madigan’s & Silverman’s back in the day! Unfortunately, I could not afford to shop at Mark Shale or Baskin. They had great cloths and fantastic customer service.
I would have loved to see what Marshall Field Woodfield looked like when it 1st opened. When I worked there in 2004 the Seven arches restaurant was gone & some of the original retail space on the lower level was being used as storage space.
When I worked at Marshall Field Woodfield back in the early 2,000ths, I would go to McDonald’ s and eat my lunch or dinner sitting on the old brick wall in the center of the mall and people watch.
The most interesting thing I remember of Woodfield Mall was when Pulte Homes built a 2 story model home in the center court.
Does anyone remember the airplane restaurant? Late 70’s. Why didn’t John’s Garage get a shoutout!
I can see u growing into a huge channel.
thank you Paul. I have another channel that is bigger than this one.
Eric C Productions (@EricCProductions76)
Marshall Field's was rebranded as Macy's so it didn't technically close...it was just purchased from Target (I think)
A brief timeline: Dayton's acquired J L Hudson's in 1969. The Dayton Hudson Corp. acquired Marshall Field's in 1990. 2000, Dayton Hudson changed their corporate name to Target, the higher profile subsidiary. In 2001, all Dayton Hudson stores were rebranded with the Marshall Field's nameplate. 2004, Target sold Marshall Field Group to May Department Stores. In February 2005, May merged with Federation Department Stores, owner of Macy's. In September of 2005, Marshall Fields were renamed Macy's...and it's been circling the bowl ever since.
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Right. But what happened to the building when they were removing the Marshall Field's sign, put Macy's sing, was the building open to the public during the conversion construction?
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I worked at McDonald’s when I was 14. The O’Keefe’s can bite it otherwise fun time to be a teenager and I saw Britney Spears perform her mall tour there
Grew up in Schaumburg in the 70's & 80's. Our home away from home. Saw Santa as a kid, got arrested for shoplifting cassettes from Jr's Music in '83 & eventually met the chick who took my virginity while working at the indoor theatre in '86. lol
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