A vintage view of the YORKTOWN Wieboldt's. The Chicago-based chain's twelfth branch housed 203,100 square feet.
Photo from Wieboldt's Stores, Incorporated Report 1986
Photo from Wieboldt's Stores, Incorporated Report 1986
Montgomery Ward anchored the original YORKTOWN CENTER with a 240,000 square foot store. It was the mall's largest tenant.
Drawing from Montgomery Ward & Company
The Complete Penneys at YORKTOWN encompassed 230,800 square feet. The store sold everything "from a spool of thread to a refrigerator".
Drawing from the J.C. Penney Company
Drawing from the J.C. Penney Company
A 2-level Woolworth's was the first operational inline store in YORKTOWN CENTER. It opened for business in September 1968, and would be a mall tenant for nearly 30 years.
Photo from http://www.flickriver.com / "Flickriver PhotoStream" / William Bird
Photo from http://www.flickriver.com / "Flickriver PhotoStream" / William Bird
Soon after the mall's completion, a freestanding convenience center was built. Adjacent to the north parking area, the store strip was completed in late 1969. Its largest tenant was a National Foods supermarket.
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