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Von Maur to Anchor Glen Town Center

GLENVIEW, IL-The Iowa-based upmarket department store chain has announced plans for a store, at the former Glenview Naval Air Station, which will occupy part of the historic Hanger One.

By Dees Stribing | Updated on December 17, 2000

GLENVIEW, IL-Von Maur Inc., a chain of privately owned department stores based in Davenport, IA, has signed a letter of intent to open a store at the former Glenview Naval Air Station, which is currently being redeveloped as a 700,000-sf civilian mixed-use property–the Glen Town Center. The store will occupy the north end of Hanger One, a major edifice from the days of military use.

Other occupants for the Hanger One structure will be a book store and, provided negotiations go through, at the south end there will be a Challenger Learning Center, a science education facility that uses space simulators to teach science, technology and mathematics. There might also be a small museum in Hanger One to illustrate its place in the history of aviation. Originally, the Hanger was to have been converted into a multiscreen cinema, but that plan has been shifted to a separate structure.

“The store will help ensure the preservation of Hanger One, which is on the National Register of Historic Places,” says Don Owen, economic redevelopment direct of the Glen Town Center and the Village of Glenview. “Von Maur will draw other strong retailers to the Town Center [as well].” Construction of the store is slated to begin in the summer of 2001 and may be finished in time for the holiday season of 2002.

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