Harlem Irving Plaza has been around since the 1950's where it started as an open air mall. It is located at the crossroads of Harlem Ave, Irving Park Rd and Forest Preserve Dr. in Norridge, IL. The hours of the mall are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm and Sunday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Some of the Department Stores that comprise the mall are Target, Best Buy, Kohl's and Carson Pirie Scott.
The mall goes by the initials HIP and was opened in 1956 with forty five stores. Malls were new to the landscape and the featured stores in 1956 were Wieboldt's, Kroger's, Fannie May, WT Grant, Woolworth and Lerner. In the 1960's the HIP mall carried miniskirts, bell bottom pants, fringed vests and pill box hats. Everything that was hip about the sixties could be found at the Harlem Irving Plaza. The mall expanded in 1976 with forty six thousand square feet of retail space. Escalators and an upper level parking garage and twenty eight thousand square foot of retail space were added in 1977. The store Madigan's joined the mall in 1979 and sixty thousand square feet more was added to the mall. They also received more upper level parking and marquee. During the 1990's the mall was reconfigured on the south east end and 6 more stores were added. The food court was built in 1996 and the d,cor was updated.
Stores that are part of the mall in the twenty first century include: LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Claire's Etc., Creative Jewelers, Great American Jewelers, Intrigue Jewelers, Kay Jewelers, Lausanne Jewelry, Rogers & Hollands Jewelers, Srebro Author Jewelry, Whitehall Jewellers and Zale's. Books can be found at Waldenbooks. Children are not neglected at Harlem Irving Plaza with The Children's Place, Disney Store, Kidco, Kids Foot Locker, Kids Toes and Rave Girl. Clothing for men and women include: Demo, Express, Express Men, Exteriors Fashions, Hot Topic, PacSun, Wilson's Leather, Forever 21, Lane Bryant, The Limited, New York & Co., Rave, Torrid, Victoria's Secret, After Hours Formalwear, Bachrach, and The Mister Shop.
Sporting Goods are available at Champs, FootAction USA, Foot Locker, Lady Footlocker and Lids. Shoes can be found at Bakers, Aldo, Jarman, Journeys, Payless Shoe Source and Underground Station. Health and Beauty products are in Bath & Body Works, Perfumania, Perfume Counter, Plaza Health Foods, and Victoria's Secret. Gifts of food can be purchased at Gloria Jean's and Fannie. Traditional gift stores are Giftland, Hallmark, Pyramids and Things Remembered. Newspapers and sundry items can be found at Gateway Newsstand.
If guests are looking for computers or electronics they are in AT&T, Cellular World, f.y.e., Gamers Paradise, Nextel, Radio Shack, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular. Food at the food court includes: Cinnabon, Dippin' Dots, Great Steak & Potato, McDonald's Express, Panda Express, Sbarro, Subway, Taco Burrito King and Tom & Jerry's Gyros. Specialty foods are Auntie Anne's Pretzels, Fannie May, Gloria Jean's Coffee, Nestle Toll House Caf, and Pop A Corn.
