According to a recent article from Shaw Local News, a new Starbucks location has been proposed for Crystal Lake at the Southeast corner of Randall Road and Meredith Drive.
A representative of Starbucks was not immediately available for commentary upon What Now Chicago’s request.
While an official opening date or address has yet to be confirmed, according to the article, “The property originally was going to be developed into a Starbucks last year, but the sale fell through.”
“The proposed Starbucks would be about 2,500 square feet, and the dental office would be about 4,200 square feet. Starbucks also would have a drive-thru that could have space for 12 cars. MCDOT plans to build a shared-use path east of Randall Road, which also would be an access point for the new building. The path would connect to existing bike and pedestrian trails in the area.”
When it comes to Starbucks itself, according to the company website, “Our story begins in 1971 along the cobblestone streets of Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market. It was here where Starbucks opened its first store, offering fresh-roasted coffee beans, tea, and spices from around the world for our customers to take home. Our name was inspired by the classic tale, “Moby-Dick,” evoking the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders.”
“Ten years later, a young New Yorker named Howard Schultz would walk through these doors and become captivated with Starbucks coffee from his first sip. After joining the company in 1982, a different cobblestone road would lead him to another discovery. It was on a trip to Milan in 1983 that Howard first experienced Italy’s coffeehouses, and he returned to Seattle inspired to bring the warmth and artistry of its coffee culture to Starbucks. By 1987, we swapped our brown aprons for green ones and embarked on our next chapter as a coffeehouse.”
“Starbucks would soon expand to Chicago and Vancouver, Canada, and then on to California, Washington, D.C. and New York. By 1996, we would cross the Pacific to open our first store in Japan, followed by Europe in 1998 and China in 1999.”
“Over the next two decades, we would grow to welcome millions of customers each week and become a part of the fabric of tens of thousands of neighborhoods all around the world. In everything we do, we are always dedicated to Our Mission: With every cup, with every conversation, with every community – we nurture the limitless possibilities of human connection,” the website goes on to state.
