# 1800 N. Clybourn

Chicago, IL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-f0cbf831bd` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-1800-n-clybourn/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f0cbf831bd.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f0cbf831bd.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-f0cbf831bd

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, office | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | As of 2015, one large L-shaped building houses anchor Bed Bath & Beyond, the now-closed original location of Goose Island Brewery, plus a furniture retailer and real estate offices on upper floors. Two smaller buildings house Patagonia and GapKids. The building's pair of crenellated, four-story towers still face Clybourn, but much of the structure between them was demolished. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1993 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Tem Horwitz | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “What Horwitz called a 'wild and crazy and fun' mall did not last long amidst a recession, and the building was foreclosed upon in April 1993 amidst numerous store closures.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_N._Clybourn
- **original_developer**: “At its opening, developer Tem Horwitz described it as 'an industrial environment with the atmosphere of a traveling fair come to town.'” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_N._Clybourn
- **after_notes**: “As of 2015, one large L-shaped building houses anchor Bed Bath & Beyond, the now-closed original location of Goose Island Brewery, plus a furniture retailer and real estate offices on upper floors. Two smaller buildings house Patagonia and GapKids. The building's pair of crenellated, four-story towers still face Clybourn, but much of the structure between them was demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_N._Clybourn
- **status**: “As of 2015, one large L-shaped building houses anchor Bed Bath & Beyond, the now-closed original location of Goose Island Brewery, plus a furniture retailer and real estate offices on upper floors. Two smaller buildings house Patagonia and GapKids. The building's pair of crenellated, four-story towers still face Clybourn, but much of the structure between them was demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_N._Clybourn
- **strategy**: “The building was soon purchased by CRM Properties, which demolished the richly decorated enclosed courts and left three buildings separated by parking lots.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_N._Clybourn

## Anchors

Bed Bath & Beyond

## Timeline

- 1993: Building foreclosed upon amidst numerous store closures

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

1800 N. Clybourn was a shopping center located at 1800 N. Clybourn Ave. in the Clybourn Corridor area of Lincoln Park, Chicago.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_N._Clybourn

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800_N._Clybourn

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "1800 N. Clybourn, Chicago, IL." Record m-f0cbf831bd, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-1800-n-clybourn/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_chicago1800nclybourn,
  title = {1800 N. Clybourn, Chicago, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/chicago-1800-n-clybourn/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-f0cbf831bd, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.