MAYFAIR — The property for Marie’s Pizza and Liquors, a beloved Northwest Aspect institution that opened within the Nineteen Forties, is on the market for $1.7 million.
The three-generation household enterprise closed in 2023 due to a sick member of the family, however house owners mentioned the closure was momentary. When the joint pizza and liquor retailer was decked out in a brand new Georgia O’Keeffe mural this yr, neighbors hoped Marie’s would quickly return, however proprietor Nadine Karavidas instructed Block Membership in June she had no plans to reopen the store.
The 4125-4129 W. Lawrence Ave. property is listed on the market by Darwin PW Realty.
Positioned on the nook of West Lawrence Avenue and North Kedvale Avenue, the constructing is 8,700 ft on a quarter-acre lot, in line with the itemizing. A rear lot is at the moment arrange as an out of doors patio for Marie’s and can be utilized for parking, the itemizing says.
The itemizing agent didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
Amie Zander, government director of the Pulaski Elston Enterprise Affiliation, was “tremendous bummed” to listen to that Marie’s received’t reopen. She’s been going there since she was a child and mentioned Marie’s is “an icon within the neighborhood.”
“Although it hasn’t been open, everybody is aware of about Marie’s. It’s unhappy for the neighborhood, and we don’t actually have any pizza anymore,” Zander mentioned.
Whereas “it’s an finish of an period,” Zander can also be wanting ahead to see what comes subsequent for the property. A restaurant or retail may very well be nice, she mentioned.
“It’s an superior spot for redevelopment … It’s actually ripe for brand new enterprise,” Zander mentioned. “Hopefully we’ll be capable of entice one thing that’ll slot in with the neighborhood and actually meet the wants of the residents which can be right here.”
Marie’s was one among Chicago’s oldest pizzerias. Theodore Karavidas opened it as a tavern and packaged items retailer in 1940. By 1950, his son George Karavidas had taken over and expanded to serving thin-crust pizza.
George’s daughter and the store’s present proprietor, Nadine Marie, has been working on the pizzeria on and off since 1971. The pizzeria was recognized for its elaborate vacation decorations, which made the institution an annual vacation spot for a lot of in December.
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