Harlem Irving Plaza

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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]

Originally a farm, Harlem Irving Plaza opened in 1956 as a 337,000-square-foot (31,300 m2) strip mall featuring approximately 45 tenants.[1]

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]

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.

In 2013, the mall underwent another expansion.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Harlem Irving Plaza : Get HIP!". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. "Harlem Irving Plaza begins major expansion". Crain's Chicago Business. September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2016.