Brementowne Mall
| Location | Tinley Park, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°36′01.51″N 87°47′14.87″W / 41.6004194°N 87.7874639°W |
| Address | 159th & Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park |
| Opening date | November 15, 1973 |
| Closing date | 1994 |
| Developer | Jack Jacobs & Company |
| Architect | Envirotechnics Ltd.[1] |
| Anchor tenants | 0 (3 at peak) |
| Floor area | 375,000 sq ft (34,800 m2)[2] |
| Floors | 1 (2 in Gately's) |
Brementowne Mall was a enclosed shopping mall in Tinley Park, Illinois. It opened in 1973 and was redeveloped in 1994. The interior portion of the mall was redeveloped into Menards and the Amish Furniture Shoppe.
History
Early Years
Ground was broken for the Brementowne Mall in 1972. Brementowne Mall was developed by the Jack Jacobs & Company; it was to include 2 main anchor stores.[3]
Brementowne Mall had its official grand opening on November 15, 1973. The mall opened with 20 stores with Dominick's and Walgreen's as day 1 anchors.[4]
Gately's Opened a 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2) store as a second anchor in May of 1975.[5]
Decline
Dominick's closed in the mid-80s; it isn't clear if their space was ever reused in the malls life.[6]
By the early 90s the mall was dead. The closure of Gately's in 1994 closed the interior portion of the mall.
Redevelopment
Menards opened their store in the mall's interior and former Gately's space on April 17, 1994.[7] The Dominick's space was redeveloped into the Amish Furniture Shoppe.
References
- ^ "The Evening News". The Evening News. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Directory of Shopping Centers in the United States". National Research Bureau. 1992. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Mall Ground Breaking". Newspapers.com. Suburbanite Economist. 9 July 1972. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Brementowne Mall Opening With 20 Stores". Newspapers.com. Southtown Star. 14 November 1973. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Gately's New Store to open in May 1975". Southtown Star. 7 May 1975. p. 3. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ Gale, Neil (13 July 2023). "The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Brementowne Mall, Tinley Park, Illinois. (1973-1999)". The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Menards Grand Opening Tinley Park". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 17 April 1994. Retrieved 15 February 2026.