shopping

Von Maur Anchors Glen Town Center Shopping

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Von Maur in the center of Glen Town Center

Glen Town Center in THE GLEN, Glenview Illinois, is a jewel for area shopping and dining.  With 26 stores, shops and boutiques – and 16 restaurants (including The Glen Club‘s beautiful restaurant) – it is a destination venue beyond comparison in the Chicago area.

Anchoring Glen Town Center’s retail offerings is Von Maur, an upscale clothier for men, women, and children.  In addition to offering top of the line clothing brands, Von Maur sells shoes, handbags, accessories, jewelry, beauty and fragrance products, gifts, and collectibles.  Von Maur is a regional retail powerhouse with 27 stores throughout 10 Midwestern states (plus Georgia).  It has been in business well over 100 years, and it shows.  What really sets Von Maur apart from many upscale retailers is the shopping experience.  Upon entering the store one hears music.  That’s not unique…but in this case it is.  Our Von Maur here in The Glen has a pianist playing live music on a beautiful, black grand piano.  My husband and I have actually visited Von Maur just to hear the lovely music!  I should also point out that gift wrapping and shipping is free!

Von Maur is on Tower Drive (our “Main Street”), only steps away from my Tower Crossing row home.  It is also walking distance from other Glen neighborhoods such as Southgate, Cambridge, Landings, Chapel Crossing and Patriot Commons.  On either side of Von Maur are Dick’s Sporting Goods and Pascal Pour Elle spa.  And it’s steps away from our very own movie theater, Regal Glen 10.

We’re spoiled here in The Glen.  And we love it!

 

Classic Car Day at The Glen

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Classic Car Day at The Glen

1964 T-Bird at car show in The Glen

Sunday was Classic Car Day at The Glen in Glenview, Illinois.  Tower Drive, The Glen’s “main street”, was filled with beautiful autos of yesteryear.  My husband and I decided to walk over and take it all in.  We found that hundreds of our Glen neighbors made the same decision.  Glen Town Center, as our shopping and dining area is called, is a short walk from any home in The Glen.

I snapped this photo of a 1964 Thunderbird followed by a 1989 Bentley as they drove down the street for the enjoyment of Glen residents and visitors who were shopping or dining at our many outdoor cafes.  My husband’s favorite was a 1957 Chevy, while I was particularly enamored with a 1960’s era Porsche.

Many of these classic cars were parked along Tower Drive which allowed people to get up close, look inside, and talk to owners about their vehicles.  I spent some time talking with a young man, he was probably about 25, whose proud possession was a Pontiac roughly twice his age.  It turns out that the car had belonged to his uncle, and he inherited it a few years ago.  It has become his passion keeping it in tip top shape.

Classic Car Day at The Glen occurs a couple of times each summer, and it is a big hit among Glen residents, all of whom feel fortunate to live in such a wonderful community with so much to see and do.