Northbrook Court

Northbrook Court is a shopping mall in Northbrook, Illinois. The mall has a collection of stores serving the North Shore suburbs of Chicago. Located on 130 acres (0.53 km2) its anchor store is Neiman Marcus. This mall also features a 14-screen AMC Theatres on the south side of the mall. It is managed and co-owned by Brookfield Properties Retail Group.[2]

Northbrook Court Mall
The second floor entrance between Neiman Marcus and Lord & Taylor.
LocationNorthbrook, Illinois, United States
Coordinates42°9′1″N 87°49′1″W
Address1515 Lake Cook Road
Opening date1976
DeveloperHomart Development Company
ManagementBrookfield Properties Retail Group
OwnerBrookfield Properties Retail Group
No. of stores and services125[1]
No. of anchor tenants3 (1 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,012,000 sq ft (94,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors2 (3 in former Macy's, 3 including a staff mezzanine in Neiman Marcus and former Lord + Taylor)
Parking5,100[1]
Websitewww.northbrookcourt.com

History

Northbrook Court originally opened in 1976 with Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Sears and I. Magnin.

One of the mall's original tenants was Sears, which closed in 1983 due to the company determining that the store's market too closely overlapped that of the nearby stores at Hawthorn Mall and Golf Mill Mall.[3] It was converted into a prototype for JCPenney that same year, and then torn down in 1995 for a new Marshall Field's (later Macy's). [4][5] Northbrook Court 14 opened on November 22, 1996. It was converted into an AMC Theatres in 2002. A free standing Crate & Barrel home store on the northwest corner of the mall, opened that same year.

California Pizza Kitchen opened its doors for the first time in August 2010.[6] On May 16, 2014, Arhaus officially opened at the mall.[7]

On May 11, 2019, Northbrook Court announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 13 stores nationwide. The store closed on July 14, 2019 and will be demolished for a new mixed-use development.[8][9] On August 2, 2020, it was announced that Lord & Taylor would also be closing as part of a plan to close all 38 stores nationwide. After Lord & Taylor closes, Neiman Marcus and AMC Theatres will be the only anchors left.

Location

Northbrook Court is located on Lake Cook Road (Cook County Trunk Highway A50), between the Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 94/294) and Edens Expressway (Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 41). It is approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago and approximately four to 12 miles from the nine communities that make up the North Shore and is accessible via public transit from them and the City of Chicago. It is only eight miles from Westfield Old Orchard. Although smaller than Old Orchard, it competes with Old Orchard as well as several other suburban shopping centers in the Chicago area.

Filming

John Hughes, who grew up in Northbrook, and attended Glenbrook North High School, used the mall for his teenage film Weird Science, a movie about two outcasts who create a girl, who in turn helps them stand up for themselves. The side of the mall used in the film for exterior shots is currently a California Pizza Kitchen and the Claim Company. [10] The inside of the mall was also used, however it has changed since the filming.

A scene from Ordinary People was filmed at the mall. Mary Tyler Moore’s character Beth Jarrett is shown shopping at Neiman Marcus and riding the escalator.

Bus routes

Pace

  • 213 Green Bay Road [11]
  • 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court [12]
  • 471 Highland Park/Northbrook Court [13]
  • 626 Skokie – Buffalo Grove Limited [14]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Northbrook Court Directory & Map | Northbrook Court". www.northbrookcourt.com.
  3. "Penneys plans Northbrook store". Chicago Tribune. July 15, 1983. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. Luc, Karie Angell; Hughes, Judith Joslyn (2008). Northbrook. p. 27. ISBN 9780738561783.
  5. "Northbrook Mall To Get Field's". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1993. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. "California Pizza Kitchen Opens in Northbrook, IL at the Northbrook Court Shopping Center".
  7. "New Arhaus Furniture Store Opens in Northbrook Court".
  9. "Macy's is quietly closing stores — see if yours is on the list". www.businessinsider.my.
  10. "Weird Science".
  11. https://www.pacebus.com/route/213
  12. https://www.pacebus.com/route/422
  13. https://www.pacebus.com/route/471
  14. https://www.pacebus.com/route/626
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