Bigsby & Kruthers was a high profile men's clothier in Chicago for 30 years from 1970 to 2000, another location had opened and closed (or moved), include an outlet store in Gurnee Mills, a Dallas, Texas store that opened in which year?
Bigsby &amp; Kruthers Bigsby & Kruthers was a high profile men's clothier in Chicago for 30 years from 1970 to 2000. The privately held company was founded by Joe Silverberg, joined shortly thereafter by his brother, H. Gene Silverberg, who both got their start as children working on Maxwell Street. The chain started as a small jeans and menswear surplus store on Broadway and Briar St., and at its peak there were upscale suit stores in prime locations on the Magnificent Mile, Lincoln Park (1750 N. Clark Street), Water Tower Place, 10 S. LaSalle Street, Oakbrook Center, and Northbrook Court (with a focus on women's wear). Other locations had opened and closed (or moved), including Diversey Pkwy. near Clark St., Woodfield Mall, Brickyard Mall, an outlet store in Gurnee Mills, a Dallas, Texas store that opened in 1986, and a franchise in Madison, Wisconsin.
Willowbrook Mall (Houston) Willowbrook Mall is a regional shopping mall located in the Willowbrook area of Houston, Texas that opened in 1981. Located at the intersection of State Highway 249 and FM 1960, the enclosed, single-level mall houses 160 retail stores and six anchors (Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, Nordstrom Rack, and Sears). The mall is owned by General Growth Properties and among the five largest Houston-area retail developments based on net rentable area, ranking third in 2000, and is considered a major retailing center of northwest Houston. The mall targets 954,920 residents in the northwestern Greater Houston region, which is projected to increase to 1,104,755 residents within 5 years.