Harlem Irving Plaza
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| Location | 4104 N Harlem Ave Norridge, Illinois, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°57′19.5″N 87°48′29″W / 41.955417°N 87.80806°W |
| Opening date | 1956 |
| Management | Harlem Irving Companies |
| Owner | Harlem Irving Companies |
| No. of stores and services | 140+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 725,000 sq ft (67,400 m2). |
| 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's, Kohl's, Best Buy, and Target. It is one of the oldest shopping malls in the Chicago area.[1]
History
Built on the site of a former livestock farm, Harlem Irving Plaza opened in 1956 as a 337,000-square-foot (31,300 m2) strip mall featuring approximately 45 tenants.[1] 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.[2]
Between 1975 and 1979, the former strip mall was enclosed, and a parking garage was added. 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.[3] 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 (16,300 m2) 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.[4]
Sports Authority, Panera Bread, Chipotle, and a fitness center were to be added in a 2013 expansion.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Harlem Irving Plaza : Get HIP!
- ^ Harlem Irving Company - Celebrating 50 years!
- ^ Greg BurnsJerry C. Davis (October 22, 1987). "Wieboldt axing yet another store - Harlem-Irving". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 84. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Original Mouseketeers celebrate 50th anniversary of "The Mickey Mouse Club"". abclocal.go.com. August 18, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Harlem Irving Plaza begins major expansion". Crain's Chicago Business. September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2016.