Barnes & Noble announced the opening of its new bookstore in Oak Park, Illinois
The new location is the third new store to open in the Chicagoland area this year and will soon be joined by a fourth, opening on State Street in Downtown Chicago later this summer. The new Barnes & Noble occupies the historic Marshall Field’s building, which was landmarked on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The building also has a storied bookselling history, having been a flagship bookstore for Borders until the business closed in 2011. The new bookstore offers nearly 24,000 square feet of books, gifts, games, newsstand and media, together with a café located at 1144 Lake Street.
“Opening new bookstores is always exciting and never more so than when in wonderful physical spaces,” said James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. “We have one of the most beautiful bookstores in the United States in Wicker Park, and now challenge it for sheer drama with this extraordinary bookstore in Oak Park.”
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