Westfield Old Orchard

thumb|220x220px|Former Lord & Taylor
Westfield Old Orchard, formerly Old Orchard Center, is a shopping mall in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is located in Skokie, Illinois. Anchor stores include Macy's, Nordstrom, 
== History ==
Westfield Old Orchard opened in October 1956 with Marshall Field's and a The Fair Department Store. Fair was renamed to Montgomery Ward in 1964.
Two parking structures, the North and West Garages, were built in 1978. Saks Fifth Avenue expanded its store in 1978 and Lord & Taylor Opened a store at Old Orchard in 1979. The Montgomery Ward closed in 1988.
In 1991, Nordstrom announced plans to open its second Chicago area location at Old Orchard. In addition to the 200,000 square foot Nordstrom, Old Orchard also expanded the mall by 100,000 square feet as part of a $200 million expansion. This allowed for an additional 62 stores to open.
Following the Nordstrom announcement Old Orchard also announced plans to bring in a fifth tenant: Bloomingdale's. A number of other tenants also underwent renovations, including Crate & Barrel and The Limited.
In 1993, Maggiano's Little Italy opened to customers and Lord & Taylor relocated and expanded its store.
The shopping center was completely redesigned in the 1990s, with the opening of the Nordstrom department store on October 7, 1994 and Bloomingdale's, Barnes & Noble, Abercrombie & Fitch, Ann Taylor, Cache, FAO Schwarz, The Limited, Record Town, Talbot's and Victoria's Secret in September 1995. Three Months Later, Pottery Barn opened to the public. That Same Year, a five-story and six-story parking ramp and a Regal Cinemas were added.
In 2004, Tom Price Furniture opened to guests.
In 2005, Foot Locker and Cold Stone Creamery opened for the first time. In June of that same year, Saks Fifth Avenue closed and during the following year, it was demolished in an effort to scale the mall down and more renovations began in the process.
Marshall Field's was officially renamed Macy's on September 9, 2006.
Old Orchard underwent a $50 million expansion and renovation and reopened in late 2007. On October 4, 2008, Zara opened it doors for the first time.
Old Orchard is referenced by name in Mean Girls, which takes place in the North Shore neighborhoods north of the city of Chicago. However, in the film the mall is shown as being an enclosed center. This is because the scenes were actually filmed at Sherway Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Buffalo Wild Wings opened in 2015.
On December 7, 2017, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would be closing in April 2018. In August 2022, it was announced that Bloomingdale’s would be transitioning into a Bloomie’s in the former Barnes & Noble space Bloomingdale’s closed in 2022 this leaves Macy’s and Nordstrom left. 
It was also announced that the former Lord & Taylor would be replaced by Arhaus, Puttshack, and a relocation of the existing ZARA store that opened sometime in 2024.
== Current Anchors ==
* Nordstrom Opened in 1994
* Macy's Opened in 2006
== Former Anchors ==
* Lord & Taylor (closed April 2018) - replaced by Arhaus, Puttshack and ZARA 
* Saks Fifth Avenue (closed June 2005)
* Bloomingdale’s (closed in 2022)
* Marshall Fields converted to Macy’s in 2006)
* The Fair converted to Montgomery Ward in 1964)
* Montgomery Ward closed in 1988)
== Restaurants ==
* Cheesecake Factory
* Maggiano's Little Italy
* Buffalo Wild Wings
== Bus routes ==
CTA
* 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd 
* 97 Skokie 
* 201 Central/Ridge 
Pace
* 208 Golf Road
* 215 Crawford/Howard
* 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court
== See also ==
* Westfield
* Village Crossing Of Skokie
== Gallery ==
=== Videos ===
File:STORE TOUR Lord & Taylor, Westfield Old Orchard, Skokie IL (STORE CLOSING)|Lord & Taylor Closing Tour
===Photos===
California Pizza Kitchen At Westfield Old Orchard.jpg|California Pizza Kitchen
Uncle Julio's.jpg|Uncle Julio's
== External Links ==
Westfield Old Orchard's Official Website
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