Photos of Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park Bolingbrook IL

[jeff24cool]

This was the forerunner of Mall of America

[Supertzar999]

Weird childhood memory while it lasted. Me and my family went there on my 11th birthday in Feb 1978.

[lmaturo]

Yes, I remember this too. My family is in the carnival business, so I visited it as something new in the carnival business. My youngest brother got the contract to remove the rides from the park after it closed.

[minnesota573]

MOA is better

[JPG828]

@minnesota573 That's good, what was wrong with MOA?

[ochsj1971]

I remember going here about 30 years ago, with a bunch of my cousins, probably Thanksgiving weekend, as we used to go to Downer's Grove for Thanksgiving in the late 1970's-1982 or so.

[ChristinaL]

Great pictures! It's pretty much how I remembered it in my head....even the poor lighting!

[NEMESIS1999]

@ChristinaL

Well what happened to the park, don't tell me it doesnt exist anymore?

there are old hotels in Chicago that are still used by the way.

[MizzMDavis]

holly mac, i was going threw some old pics right in front of me is a pic of my family outside the place.. hot damn old chicago was a big part of r lives in those days.. why did i think it was really far and it really was noT ( BOILINGBROOK). a movie was filmed there too. santa village was the shit.. yes yes the fury!! damn we all rocked out in r good times / brady bunch look in those days..

[YoBootyStinks]

WOW!! Thanks!! *tear*

[musicman257]

i remember this place wll to i always used to love the 4 seasons ride its a shame to se this and santa village closed down.

[chicteach1]

OMG... We used to go there. *tearing up*

[thoughtsurfer1]

Good times at Old Chicago, both the amusement parks and the shops. I remember the horror house being particularly scary.

[johnduncan77]

@sdavis197 @ChiRock773 @sheltermaniac I might be able to fill some holes in. It DID close in 1981 (family friend owned a record shop there). Leveled and then became a large auto auction, which still operates to this day. Bolingbrook tried to convert it into an international commerce center but that failed years back. Great memories.

[johnduncan77]

This is why I REFUSE to call Mall of America "an original" of its type. It's not. The first time I saw MoA pictures, the first thing I thought was this is a ripoff of Old Chicago on a bigger scale. Great memories though.

[VIEWTUBE00000]

"photos" my ass, theyre just screen shots from The Fury.

[sheltermaniac]

It closed in 1981 and was eventually torn down. There is a website about it.

[ChiRock773]

what ever happened to this place...?? I remember going there as a kid...

[sdavis197]

@ChiRock773

i believed it burned to the ground. I went there twic when i was a kid too

[ryanthescooterguy]

Great screen shots from 'The Fury' movie!