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 2.1 million square feet of selling space.

H.C. Prange's flagship store was in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and still operates as a Younkers today (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.

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

Contents 1 Former Locations 1.1 Illinois 1.2 Michigan 1.3 Minnesota 1.4 Wisconsin 2 External links

[edit] Former Locations

[edit] Illinois

• Machesney Park - Machesney Park Mall (later Younkers, now Bergner's)
• Rockford - Cherryvale Mall (later Younkers, now Bergner's)

[edit] 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 Center (opened 1976, now Younkers)

[edit] Minnesota

• Duluth - Miller Hill Mall (now Younkers)

[edit] 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)
• Greenfield - 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 closed)
• Oshkosh - Park Plaza Mall (later Younkers, now closed; mall now an office complex )
• Sheboygan - Downtown (now Younkers)
• Sturgeon Bay - Downtown (now Younkers)
• Superior - Mariner Mall (now Younkers)
• Wausau - Wausau Center (now Younkers)
• Wisconsin Rapids - Rapids Mall (now Younkers)

[edit] External links

• Picture of former Sheboygan store