Schaumburg on When It Was is 11 addresses and the 33 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1847. 17 are still open today; 16 are gone, and 1 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Woodfield Mall
Pilot Pete's
Town Square Clock Tower / Veterans Gateway Park
Veridian
Legoland Discovery Center
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
Schaumburg, decade by decade
- 1840s
- 1860s
- 1880s
- 1900s
- 1930s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
Still here, and gone
Still open (17)
- St. Peter Lutheran Church & School 1847–present
- 1863 Brick Church 1863–present
- Roselle Field (Roselle Airport) 1961–present
- Woodfield Mall 1971–present
- Motorola Inc. International Headquarters 1976–present
- Lou Malnati's Pizzeria 1985–present
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament 1991–present
- Schaumburg Regional Airport 1994–present
- Pilot Pete's 1998–present
- The Streets of Woodfield 2000–present
- Legoland Discovery Center 2008–present
- Wintrust Field / Schaumburg Boomers 2012–present
Gone (16)
- Sears 1971–2021
- Lord & Taylor until 2020
- Langsdorf Residence 1953–2013
- Alexian Field 1999–2011
- Schaumburg Flyers 1999–2010
- Marshall Field's 1971–2006
- One Schaumburg Place 1991–2000
- Montgomery Ward 1991–1997
- Tri-City Ace Hardware 1960–1996
- Schaumrose Inn 1960–1985
- Paul Schweikher House and Studio 1938–1953
- J. Fenz & Son Store (Schaumburg House rebuilt) 1882–1924
By kind of place
Retail Store (8)
Sears · Lord & Taylor · Marshall Field's · Montgomery Ward · J. Fenz & Son Hardware · Tri-City Ace Hardware · J. Fenz & Son Store (Schaumburg House rebuilt) · Schaumburg House (Rohlwing general store)
Attraction (7)
Legoland Discovery Center · Motorola Museum of Electronics · Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament · Wintrust Field / Schaumburg Boomers · Alexian Field · Schweikher House Museum · Volkening Heritage Farm
Other (5)
Veridian · Schaumburg Flyers · Hattendorf / Quindel Hotel and Saloon · Town Square Clock Tower / Veterans Gateway Park · Volkening Family Farm
Shopping Center (3)
Woodfield Mall · The Streets of Woodfield · One Schaumburg Place
Restaurant (3)
Pilot Pete's · Lou Malnati's Pizzeria · Schaumrose Inn
Airport (2)
Schaumburg Regional Airport · Roselle Field (Roselle Airport)
Residence (2)
Langsdorf Residence · Paul Schweikher House and Studio
Church (2)
Every place in Schaumburg (11)
- 1863 Brick Church 202 East Schaumburg Road · 1863–present · 2 businesses
- Legoland Discovery Center 601 North Martingale Road · 2008–present · 4 businesses
- Lou Malnati's Pizzeria 1 South Roselle Road · 1985–present · 4 businesses
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament 2001 North Roselle Road · 1991–present
- Pilot Pete's 905 West Irving Park Road · 1998–present · 3 businesses
- Schweikher House Museum 645 South Meacham Road · 2013–present · 3 businesses
- Town Square Clock Tower / Veterans Gateway Park Schaumburg Road & Roselle Road, southwest corner (Town Square clock tower) · 4 businesses
- Veridian 1301 East Algonquin Road · 2018–present · 3 businesses
- Volkening Family Farm 201 South Plum Grove Road · 2 businesses
- Wintrust Field / Schaumburg Boomers 1999 South Springinsguth Road · 2012–present · 3 businesses
- Woodfield Mall 5 Woodfield Mall · 1971–present · 4 businesses
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