H. C. Prange Co.

H. C. Prange Co.

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H.C. Prange Co. was a regional department store chain begun by Henry Carl (H.C.)Prange. It had at its peak 25 stores in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois. Prange's department store unit had 1991 sales of about $229 million. The division had 18 stores in Wisconsin, five in Michigan and two in Illinois, with a total of about convert|2100000|sqft|m2 of retail space.

H.C. Prange's flagship store, which was in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, today operates as Boston Store and formerly Younkers (the building was reconstructed in 1984 after a water main break in 1982 forced demolition of the old flagship store). Their largest store was in Green Bay's Port Plaza Mall. The H.C. Prange Co. also operated a chain of discount stores known as Prange Way, and a chain of boutiques known as id Boutique.

The H.C. Prange Co.'s 25-unit department store division was purchased by Younkers, Inc. for $67 million in 1992. Younkers also assumed about $9 million in liabilities of the division.

Former Locations

Illinois

*Cherry Valley - Cherryvale Mall (later Younkers, now Bergner's)
*Machesney Park - Machesney Park Mall (later Younkers, now Bergner's)

Michigan

*Bay City - Bay City Mall (opened 1991, now Younkers)
*Holland - Westshore Mall (opened 1988, now Younkers)
*Marquette - Westwood Mall (opened 1974, now Younkers)
*Port Huron - Birchwood Mall (opened 1990, now Younkers)
*Traverse City - Cherryland Mall (opened 1976, now Younkers)

Wisconsin

*Appleton
**Downtown (later Younkers, closed in 1988)
**Fox River Mall (opened 1988, now Younkers)
*Eau Claire - London Square Mall (later Younkers, now HOM Furniture)
*Fond du Lac - Forest Mall (now Younkers)
*Green Bay - Port Plaza Mall (combined with Prange Way; later Younkers, now closed)
*Greendale - Southridge Mall (originally Gimbels, later Marshall Field's, then Prange's; later Younkers, now Linens 'n Things & Steve & Barry's)
*Madison
**East Towne Mall (combined with Prange Way; later Younkers, now Boston Store)
**West Towne Mall (later Younkers, now Boston Store)
*Manitowoc - Edgelake Plaza (now Younkers)
*Marinette - Pine Tree Mall (now Younkers)
*Marshfield - Northway Mall (now Younkers)
*Milwaukee - Northridge Mall (originally Gimbels, later Marshall Field's, then Prange's; later Younkers, now vacant)
*Oshkosh - Park Plaza Mall (later Younkers, now closed; mall now an office complex)
*Sheboygan - Downtown (later Younkers, now Boston Store)
*Sturgeon Bay - Downtown (now Younkers)
*Superior - Mariner Mall (now Younkers)
*Wausau - Wausau Center (now Younkers)
*Wisconsin Rapids - Rapids Mall (now Younkers)

External links

* [http://www.sheboygan.lib.wi.us/pages/sipprange.html Picture of former Sheboygan store]


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