Mar 26, 2014
Red Balloon Kids Store To Open Southport Shop, Fight ‘Big Box’ TakeoverBy Serena DaiDNAInfo.com

Lakeview, IL – Longtime Chicago children’s clothing and gift store The Red Balloon plans to open on Southport next spring — adding a third location to its repertoire of neighborhood shops.

Red Balloon will be taking over a storefront at 3651 N. Southport Ave. in a new building that will be finished by the end of the year, said owner Jennifer Pope.

Opening on Southport made sense after growing from its first spot in Bucktown at 1940 W. Damen Ave., which opened in 1998, and its second location at 5407 N. Clark St. in Andersonville, which opened in 2005.

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