Bergner’s department store is definitely an iconic Peoria department store and memory for a lot of us that grew up in Peoria.
With the hollerdays right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some Peoria Bergner’s memories from the past.
Below are photos from the downtown Bergner’s, the Sheridan Village location, the Skandia restaurant that was on the top floor of the Sheridan Village location and finally the demolished Bergner’s.
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BERGNER’S IN DOWNTOWN PEORIA
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Here’s some photos of the original Bergner’s which was located in downtown Peoria.
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BERGNER’S IN SHERIDAN VILLAGE
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The Peoria Journal Star had a special newspaper section announcing the opening of the Bergner’s in Sheridan Village back in the ‘60’s.
Black and white photos of Bergner’s in Sheridan Village back when it first opened.
Here’s some color photos of Bergner’s in Sheridan Village.
Note that the logo changed sometime in the ‘80s.
The top photo is the original floor plan for the Sheridan Village Bergner’s and below is the legendary Talking Christmas Tree that Bergner’s featured in the holiday season back in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s.
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THE SKANDIA RESTAURANT/ASSOCIATES LOUNGE
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The Skandia Restaurant was located on the top floor. In later years it was transformed into the Associates Lounge where employees could take a break and have their lunch and dinner.
I was able to take these photos shortly before Bergner’s closed for this MBIP post.
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CLOSING IN 2018
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In January of 2018, it was announced that Bergner’s in Sheridan Village was going to close.
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TEARING IT DOWN
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Here’s some photos I took of it being torn down.
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DEMOLISHED
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There’s the hole in Sheridan Village that used to be Bergner’s department store.
It was totally demolished in 2020, two years after the announcement that it was closing.
Three years later in 2023, the hole is still there and I’m wondering if it’ll ever be replaced.
Maybe it’s best just to leave it like this and let the place live on in our memories and on the internet.
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BERGNER’S DEPARTMENT STORE
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Bergner’s Department Store…now a part of Peoria’s past. Thanks for the memories!
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