Wrecking crew brings down Old Randhurst Mall dome
The last recognizable bit of the old Randhurst Shopping Center crumbled this morning, as the 64-foot dome - in place high above the merry-go-round since the center opened in 1962 - was leveled.
Randhurst, the landmark Mount Prospect mall, is getting a total makeover into a lifestyle shopping center, now scheduled to reopen in spring 2011.
The mall's time capsule, which was sealed inside the dome, was rescued and will be opened sometime in mid-September.
In January, crews ripped down the outer portion of the mall after working for months gutting the inside, which once housed about 80 shops. The main anchor stores will remain and are currently open.
The mall is being redeveloped into what will be called Randhurst Village at a cost of about $150 million. It will include a new theater, hotel, restaurant and retail and office spaces.
The redevelopment plan calls also for a number of restaurants and 25 smaller buildings to be scattered around the site. The plan allows for rental dwellings units to be built some time in the future if the developer chooses.
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