DIXIE SQUARE -- The Blues Brothers: "A Mall with Everything"

Chase from "The Blues Brothers" filmed at, and inside Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, IL. In 1979, two years after Dixie Square closed, the mall would be remodeled to appear like an operational shopping center, and later trashed by the Bluesmobile and two Illinois State Police cars for the 1980 Universal Pictures' cult favorite "The Blues Brothers". You will notice a few differences in the mall's appearance between the movie and Dixie's days as an active shopping center: -Most notably, the Walgreens Drug Store was dressed as a Toys R Us toy store. Walgreens was one of many stores that refused to be seen in the movie (guess they didnt want to take the "Drive-Thru Pharmacy" to the next level). These stores would be dressed as local businesses or not seen at all. -JEWEL is seen with a mall entrance, however there was never an actual mall entrance to the grocery store. The entrance used was the former JCPenney. The fruit stands hit by the IL Trooper car are still inside Penneys against the northwest wall. -Penney's is seen with newer "JCPenney" signage. When the store was open it never used the JCPenney signage. -Woolworth was dressed-up as the Depatso Oldsmobile dealership for the movie. Not seen in the movie are: Block D Turn*Style Block A Montgomery Ward When I visited Dixie Square in January, some artifacts dating back to the mall's days as a Hollywood set were still there. Many, however, have been stolen or destroyed. -The window display frame for Frank's Drum Shop that was ...

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