Town and Country Mall was a relatively compact, local-scale indoor mall that was built at the corner of Palatine and Rand Roads in 1981. It was flanked by a small-footprint K-Mart at the east end, and Service Merchandise on the west end. In between was a single hallway which had three front entryways and two rear entryways. An Essaness (later Cineplex Odeon) 6-theater complex sat in the middle, towards the rear of the structure. In 1984, a Dominick's grocery store and Walgreen's drug store were tacked onto the west end of the mall structure (with no mall access), allowing the parking lot to be extended to Arlington Heights Road. None of the anchors were built to a large scale. The K-Mart in particular was cramped and had a low-rise ceiling, yet they still managed to squeeze an Auto Center into the space during the first several years of its occupancy, although this was eliminated toward the end. The Dominick's and Walgreens continue to present day. The Dominick's store, while decent-sized for 1984, has now been rendered small in this day and age - yet it has outlasted several larger and newer locations nearby. The Walgreen's is of the older configuration, which allowed for a (now-discontinued) liquor department, and it does not have a drive-thru.

There was never space inside the mall for a whole lot of stores, but decent occupancy was maintained for at least 15 years. There were a few prominent chains inside, including Radio Shack, WaldenBooks, Just Pants, and Casual Corner. There was a Just For Fun arcade situated right next to the movie theater entrance. Other highlights included the Father & Son and Thom Mc An shoe stores, Supercuts, Pearle Vision, Swensen's Ice Cream, Reiter's Draperies, Garibaldi's (a local pizza restaurant chain which for many years was the primary eatery in the mall), and Gamer's Paradise. There was a small satellite post office situated in the rear entryway next to K-Mart. Parking lot satellite structures included a Wag's restaurant (now Boston Market) and a standalone Gap (which also still exists to this day).

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There you go, it was a Gamer's Paradise (though I'm sure Just Pants was equally compelling).

Interestingly enough, back to Walgreens, Arlington Heights still has two old-fashioned, non-corner locations: the Town & Country one, and then another strip mall one at Campbell and Wilke. I haven't been in there since Toilet Paper Crisis '20, but I assume it's chugging along.

Ah, okay. Was there a family restaurant at Harlem and Addison? Peacock?

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There you go, it was a Gamer's Paradise (though I'm sure Just Pants was equally compelling).

Interestingly enough, back to Walgreens, Arlington Heights still has two old-fashioned, non-corner locations: the Town & Country one, and then another strip mall one at Campbell and Wilke. I haven't been in there since Toilet Paper Crisis '20, but I assume it's chugging along.

sorry for the stereotype, unless it wasn't a stereotype.

great stuff. they know how seniors are. if walgreen's has the tiniest pothole or perceptible bump in the parking lot, they'll go to cvs to fill their script. if the lot at cvs unsettles them, they'll go to walmart.