Chicagoland's Hillside Center

The original logo for West Side Chicago's 25 million dollar merchandising mecca.
Graphic from Hubert E. Howard Company 

Carson Pirie Scott anchored the east end of HILLSIDE CENTER for over 40 years. The fully air-conditioned store began business in October 1956. It was comprised of three sales floors; the Lower Level (or basement), Mall Level and Upper Level. All floors were linked via elevator and escalator.
Drawing from Hubert E. Howard Company  

A Kroger supermarket occupied a portion of a freestanding Convenience Center in the mall's north parking area. The store encompassed 21,000 square feet.

Drawing from the Kroger Company

Our first HILLSIDE drawing shows the orientation of the shopping hub on its 63-acre site, aside the prospective route of the Congress (Street) Expressway. That thoroughfare opened to traffic 4 years after the mall was completed.