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'Blues Brothers' mall to be demolished
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| Sept. 24, 2010
Posted on 09/25/2010 9:52:41 AM PDT by JoeProBono
HARVEY, Ill., Illinois officials announced plans to demolish a suburban Chicago mall that served as a set for a famous scene in the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers."
Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday the state is receiving a $4 million federal grant to demolish Dixie Square Mall in Harvey to make way for redevelopment to revitalize the area, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday.
The mall, which has been vacant for more than 30 years, served as a filming location for the mall car chase scene in "The Blues Brothers."
"Dixie Square has been a place that we know has to change fundamentally," Quinn said. "I look forward to the day real soon when we will have this site cleaned and available for development.
"This is a huge investment in cleaning up Dixie Square. For years and years it has been an eyesore," he said.
Local officials have expressed hopes of replacing the Dixie Square Mall with a new shopping center, but no plans have been finalized.
Officials said the demolition is scheduled to begin in November and will last for about four months.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: aykroyd; belushi; bluesbrothers; chicago; chicagocorruption; cinema; cultureofcorruption; danaykroyd; demolition; dixiesquaremall; federalgrant; film; johnbelushi; movies; napl; obamascandals; thebluesbrothers
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
09/25/2010 9:54:41 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Rangers Magic Number - 2)
To: dfwgator
maybe the trend will continue.
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posted on
09/25/2010 9:55:36 AM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(after your fifteen minutes are up you get a lifetime of ignominy.)
To: dfwgator
"...on a mission from ghad."
Every chrysler I ever owned sound like that when I turned the key. My stomach always knotted a little...
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posted on
09/25/2010 9:58:51 AM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(after your fifteen minutes are up you get a lifetime of ignominy.)
To: JoeProBono
I thought the Blues Brothers already did!
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posted on
09/25/2010 10:01:05 AM PDT
by
ThomasThomas
(I still like peanut butter)
To: JoeProBono
The mall was vacant when they filmed the movie (all the stores were movie sets). I’m surprised it’s still around.
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posted on
09/25/2010 10:01:25 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Half of all Americans are above average.)
To: JoeProBono
Now I know what movie I’m watching tonight.
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posted on
09/25/2010 10:03:20 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
(Boy Scouts-Developing Leaders in a World of Followers.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
09/25/2010 10:04:04 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(It is Satan's fault)
To: the invisib1e hand
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posted on
09/25/2010 10:05:44 AM PDT
by
ladyvet
(I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
To: JoeProBono
There are a few places in LA which have been empty for almost as long and need to go.
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09/25/2010 10:06:08 AM PDT
by
OCCASparky
(Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
To: JoeProBono
It looked like a dump mall back then. Belushi was hilarious.
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posted on
09/25/2010 10:08:13 AM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
To: ladyvet
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09/25/2010 10:08:33 AM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(after your fifteen minutes are up you get a lifetime of ignominy.)
To: JoeProBono
"The new oldsmobiles are in early this year"
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09/25/2010 10:14:28 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
To: ladyvet
Great web site. I recall one of these zombies I went to about 28 years ago in Miami. It was on the north end of downtown Miami. The Omni. I think it was connected to a Marriott hotel. It was supposed to be a high end mall but it never worked. It was probably built with drug money during the Tony Montana (Scarface) era.
It was really creepy because it had multiple levels it was always empty like a ghost town. I only went there a few times. It is still there.
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09/25/2010 10:15:57 AM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
09/25/2010 10:17:22 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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To: JoeProBono
The mall, which has been vacant for more than 30 years Uh...What?
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09/25/2010 10:18:33 AM PDT
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dragnet2
To: Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro
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09/25/2010 10:20:31 AM PDT
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EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: JoeProBono
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09/25/2010 10:22:21 AM PDT
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CobraJet
To: Responsibility2nd
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09/25/2010 10:22:33 AM PDT
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Responsibility2nd
(Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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