Harlem Irving Plaza

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Harlem Irving Plaza
Facts and statistics
Location Norridge, Illinois, United States
Opening date 1956
Management Harlem Irving Companies
Owner Harlem Irving Companies
No. of stores and services 100+
No. of anchor tenants 3
Total retail floor area 700,000 sq.ft.
No. of floors 1, plus partial basement
Website http://shopthehip.com

Harlem Irving Plaza (commonly referred to as "The HIP") is an enclosed mall located in Norridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The mall features over 100 stores and a food court; anchor stores include Carson Pirie Scott, Kohl's, and Target. It is one of the oldest shopping malls in the Chicago area.[1]

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[edit] History

Built on the site of a former livestock farm, Harlem Irving Plaza opened in 1956 as a 337,000 square foot strip mall featuring approximately 45 tenants.[1][2] Original anchor stores included Kroger, Walgreens, Wieboldt's, W.T. Grant, and Woolworth. The plaza became a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers a year after opening.[3]

Between 1975 and 1979, the former strip mall was enclosed, and a parking garage was added.[2] Also in 1979, Madigan's was added to the roster of department stores.[1] MainStreet, a short-lived subsidiary of Federated Department Stores opened at the mall in 1987, just as Wieboldt's closed.[4] In 1988, Kohl's acquired and converted all of the stores in the MainStreet chain; Carson Pirie Scott opened in the former Wieboldt's the same year. A food court was added in 1996[1], and Best Buy opened in the former Madigan's. Best Buy re-located to the mall's parking lot in 2001[1]; its original location was replaced with a second parking garage. The mall underwent a thorough renovation in 2004, gaining a 175,000 square foot Target in August of that year[1].

In honor of the mall's 50th anniversary in 2006, Harlem Irving Plaza hosted a meet and greet with three of the original Mouseketeers.[5]

[edit] Former anchors

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Harlem Irving Plaza : Get HIP!
  2. ^ a b Shopping Center Business
  3. ^ Harlem Irving Company - Celebrating 50 years!
  4. ^ Chicago Sun-Times:: Search
  5. ^ abc7chicago.com: Original Mouseketeers celebrate 50th anniversary of "The Mickey Mouse Club" 8/18/06
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