The Charlestowne Mall opened in 1991 as the mall in St Charles. The original anchors were Sears, JcPenney, Kohl's, and Carson's. The mall is very similar to the still operating Lincolnwood Town Center only that mall has 2 anchors. The mall basically killed another mall in St Charles, that being the St Charles Mall which closed in the late 90's after Kmart and Joseph Spiess closed. In 2000, JcPenney closed and quickly became Von Maur. The mall found compition as the Geneva Commons opened in 2004 which as lead the the death of Charlestowne. In January of 2011, Sears announced the the closing which was completed by April. In 2014, the Krausz Company decided to buy the mall and redevelop it by demolishing the Sears wing. One problem, it didn't happen which might have had Kohl's closed the location in Mid 2016 cause Kohl's was going to stay there for the renovation but the renovation never happened. In November 2017, it was announced that the Charlestowne Mall in St Charles would permently closed on December 1, 2017. Carson's, Von Maur and Classic Cinemas would stay. In April of 2018, Carson's parent company Bon-Ton filed for Chapter 7 and announced the going out of business which will leave only Von Maur as the only anchor left. Lets take a look at the 2nd to last day.
Former JcPenney
The Former Sears
Doesn't this look great!
The Closing Signs
If only if I came here when those stairs weren't closed
That store of the left might have been Claire's
View would have been beautiful since it was a November
The Possible Former Claire's
The view
First Level Map
First and Second Level Map
Gumball Machine is the only place to eat in this place
I should of
The closest view
Nothing to shine
Former Jewerly store
Another Former Jewerly store
Von Maur, Former JcPenney
I wish I've got more photos but I do have a video of this place which when I get a editing software, I'll upload it to my YouTube.
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