# Park Forest Plaza

Park Forest, IL · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-78eb321b1e` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/park-forest-park-forest-plaza/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-78eb321b1e.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-78eb321b1e.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-78eb321b1e

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · authors' map |
| Strategy | redevelop | reported · authors' map |
| New use | housing, retail, civic, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Partial redevelopment: civic, residential, new streets | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1949 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1996 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2001 | reported · authors' map |
| Original developer | Philip M. Klutznick | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | a senior residential community and the Village Hall. Single-family homes are also being built on the outskirts of the downtown area. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “opened in 1949” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Forest_Plaza
- **year_closed**: “The center subsequently survived until 1996 when Field's closed and Sears moved to the nearby Lincoln Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Forest_Plaza
- **original_developer**: “The center was developed by Philip M. Klutznick (1907–1999)” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Forest_Plaza

## Anchors

Sears, Marshall Field's, Goldblatt's

## Timeline

- 1949: Opened
- 1996: Closed
- 2001: Retrofit: redevelop

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

Park Forest Plaza was a shopping center located in the planned community of Park Forest, Illinois, United States, that opened in 1949. The center was developed by Philip M. Klutznick (1907–1999), who was also a prominent leader in the national Jewish community and later served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under 39th President Jimmy Carter. The architects were Loebl, Schlossman and Bennett.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Forest_Plaza

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Forest_Plaza
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)
- www.arcgis.com — https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/1196f74d7da6445eb54bfc3f25a4719a/data?f=json (2022)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Park Forest Plaza, Park Forest, IL." Record m-78eb321b1e, release 2026-10-20, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/park-forest-park-forest-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_parkforestparkforestplaza,
  title = {Park Forest Plaza, Park Forest, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/park-forest-park-forest-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-78eb321b1e, release 2026-10-20, tier: curated. 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.