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Article: Older south suburbs fighting to regenerate retail corridor; Merchants go west, fleeing once-vital Route 30 strip.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Crain's Chicago Business
- Article date:
- June 25, 2001
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When the Lincoln Highway was established as the nation's first transcontinental road before World War I, it traversed Chicago's south suburbs along U.S. Route 30, creating a vibrant commercial corridor through towns like Chicago Heights, Park Forest and Olympia Fields.
In the 1960s, every major automobile nameplate had a dealership along Route 30, recalls Chicago Heights Mayor Angelo Ciambrone. But today, just two remain, surrounded by vacant lots and a blight that has sent other retailers packing.
Empty factories and shuttered storefronts litter the corridor. Once-bustling Kline's Department Store closed about five years ago, while Dominick's ...
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