# Westfield Old Orchard

Skokie, IL · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-c16f0618a2` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/skokie-westfield-old-orchard/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-c16f0618a2.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-c16f0618a2.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-c16f0618a2

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen, reinhabit | none |
| New use | entertainment, healthcare, housing, mixed, office, park, retail | none |
| What is there now | new residences, restaurants, office buildings, medical spaces, wellness facilities, and outdoor facilities | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1956 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Saks Fifth Avenue, Marshall Field & Company, The Fair

## Parties

- Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield — developer

## Timeline

- 1956: Opened
- 2017: Lord & Taylor announced closure and plans for redevelopment.
- 2022: Bloomingdale's announced closure of anchor store and plans for apartments and town square.
- 2024: Development of new residences, restaurants, office buildings, medical spaces, wellness facilities, and outdoor facilities began.

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

Westfield Old Orchard, formerly Old Orchard Shopping Center, is a shopping center in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is located in Skokie, Illinois. The shopping center features the traditional retailers Macy's and Nordstrom, in addition to a CMX luxury cinema. The mall features prominent specialty retailers such as Vineyard Vines, Madewell, Anthropologie, Fabletics, Kendra Scott, Tory Burch, and Warby Parker.


== History ==
The huge Marshall Field & Company anchor store was the first portion of the mall to open, on October 22, 1956. The Old Orchard Shopping Center itself opened on October 25, 1956, while a second anchor department store, The Fair, opened on November 1, 1956.

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

## Sources

- Westfield Old Orchard — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfield_Old_Orchard

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Westfield Old Orchard, Skokie, IL." Record n-c16f0618a2, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/skokie-westfield-old-orchard/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_skokiewestfieldoldorchard,
  title = {Westfield Old Orchard, Skokie, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/skokie-westfield-old-orchard/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-c16f0618a2, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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.