# Crystal Point Mall

Crystal Lake, IL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-9b091a331c` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/crystal-lake-crystal-point-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9b091a331c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-9b091a331c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-9b091a331c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | 9 stores and a restaurant | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1998 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1999 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Crystal Point Mall was a shopping mall located in Crystal Lake, Illinois that opened in 1976, and closed in 1998.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Point_Mall
- **year_closed**: “Crystal Point Mall was a shopping mall located in Crystal Lake, Illinois that opened in 1976, and closed in 1998.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Point_Mall
- **after_notes**: “In 1999 the site was redeveloped into 9 stores and a restaurant which included Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Borders Books, Office Depot, The Sports Authority, Kmart and Walgreen's.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Point_Mall
- **status**: “In 1999 the site was redeveloped into 9 stores and a restaurant which included Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Borders Books, Office Depot, The Sports Authority, Kmart and Walgreen's.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Point_Mall
- **strategy**: “In 1999 the site was redeveloped into 9 stores and a restaurant which included Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Borders Books, Office Depot, The Sports Authority, Kmart and Walgreen's.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Point_Mall

## Anchors

Joseph Spiess Company, Robert Hall Village Discount Store, Dominick's Grocery Store

## Timeline

- 1975: Opened with Joseph Spiess Company, Robert Hall Village Discount Store, and Dominick's Grocery Store; 50 stores at opening.
- 1976: Opened (per source).
- 1978: Renovation added 7 stores; Kmart moved into the mall.
- 1996: Joseph Speiss closed.
- 1998: Mall closed.
- 1999: Site redeveloped into 9 stores and a restaurant.

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

Crystal Point Mall was a shopping mall located in Crystal Lake, Illinois that opened in 1976, and closed in 1998. It was subdivided with stores after its closure.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Point_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Crystal Point Mall, Crystal Lake, IL." Record m-9b091a331c, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/crystal-lake-crystal-point-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_crystallakecrystalpointmall,
  title = {Crystal Point Mall, Crystal Lake, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/crystal-lake-crystal-point-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9b091a331c, 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.