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In the end it is hard to see a dream like Old Chicago go.



Old Chicago was just a great idea that was horribly executed.



Having a indoor amusement park in a northern city that could operate 365 days a year while being paired with shopping under one roof is a great idea.



Where the idea went bad was that Old Chicago figured the park would bring the shoppers when it needed to be the other way around where the shopping was the big draw and the amusement park was the secondary business.  Places like the West Edmonton Mall, Mall of America, the American Dream Mall took Old Chicago's great idea and learned from its flawed execution to create successful combinations of amusement parks and retail shopping.



When there was nothing left for the wrecking ball to knock down all that we were left with from Old Chicago were memories.

Godspeed.




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