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Plaza del Lago
Shopping mall in Wilmette, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plaza del Lago is a shopping center at 1515 Sheridan Road in Wilmette, Illinois, United States, which opened in 1928 as Spanish Court. It has been reported as the second-oldest shopping center in the United States designed for automobile use,[3][4][5] and the first such center in the state of Illinois.[6]
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Location | Wilmette, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 42°05′13″N 87°42′05″W |
Address | 1515 Sheridan Rd |
Opening date | 1928 (as the "Spanish Court") |
Previous names | Spanish Court |
Developer | Plato Foufas and Joseph Stefan (1960s redevelopment) |
Owner | Retail Properties of America |
Architect | Edwin Hill Clark |
Total retail floor area | 100,200 sq ft (9,310 m2)[1] |
No. of floors | Mostly 1 story (some buildings are 2 stories) |
Public transit access | Pace bus route #423[2] |
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