Comments on: Deerbrook Mall; Northbrook, Illinois

By: Yoshi Sekiguchi

Yoshi Sekiguchi — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:55:50 +0000

Anyone know what have happened or where Health South in Deerbrook Shopping Center moved to?

It was doing business in 1993.

Thanks! Yoshi

By: Yoshi Sekiguchi

Yoshi Sekiguchi — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:51:01 +0000

My wife had a back surgery in 1993, and had gone to post surgery therapies at Health South in Deerbrook Shopping Center in Northbrook, IL.

She got the therapy from a very tall and good therapist who brought two young kids and left them at the baby sitting room at an athletic club while she worked.

Now Health South is closed and we don’t know her name, so anyone who got treatments in this place by her, PLEASE contact us or post in this column. WE ARE DESPERATE! Thanks a zillion! Yoshi

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:32:32 +0000

I used to shop at this mall in the early 90s with my mom and sisters.
I remember seeing “A midsummers night dream” at the general cinema. I totally think they could have kept the cinema open as a 2 dollar cinema that shows older movies or something. Its such a waste that its still there and not being used.
I also remember we got our pet rabit at the mall and ended up having to bring it back because it bit my sister. lol
I hate how they made the interior smaller and I miss the huge blockbusters that used to have a playground and entrance to the interior part of the mall.
I think this mall has so much potential! They just need to open up the cinema again and more cool stores inside!
Also the picture of the interior of the mall many years ago looked so cool! They should have kept the old lamps!

By: TenPoundHammer

TenPoundHammer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:52:14 +0000

So has anyone figured out what the Marshalls used to be?

By: John

John — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:53:59 +0000

On Northbrook Court anchors, Mark’s got it much closer than Justin did – there were no failed early anchors. The mall opened with three anchors – Sears, Nieman-Marcus, and Lord & Taylor. The fourth anchor slot was open and landscaped in such a way as to court another anchor. Maybe around ‘79 or so I. Magnin came in to that fourth slot. Sears closed 12/24/03 and I lost the best home-from-college job imaginable. Penney’s didn’t open for six or eight months after significant rehab, as my old back room space became sales floor. When Fields came in they gutted much of the earlier structure and added the third floor.

This thread has brought back lots of memories, both of NBC and Deerbrook. Thanks, everyone!

By: Eyebrows McGee

Eyebrows McGee — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:48:02 +0000

I used to shop there all the time growing up, especially for back-to-school. We’d go to the Marshall’s and a Famous Footwear that was at the front entrance (to the right side, I think).

I remember that mall as always having a distinctive smell (not a bad one, more like a clothing-y one), and we were fascinated by the fountain as kids.

I think the last movie I saw there was Blair Witch (I think I was in college and home for a visit).

By: deerfield daze

deerfield daze — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:24:34 +0000

Deerfield was the most depressing mall in the world growing up. Nice to see it’s only gotten more so.

However, Gamer’s Paradise was fun to browse. I got all my old D&D books there.

I saw Back to the Future there a bunch of times.

And there was a great comic book store there, as well as a decent CD store in the late 80’s.

Anyone know the name of that comic store?

By: Brumbalow

Brumbalow — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:54:49 +0000

Just throwing my two cents in, another store not mentioned above was (Moondog’s) Comicland, a rather large comics store adjacent to the corridor that led to the back entrance of the mall. It closed circa 1994.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:51:34 +0000

@Matt from WI, Natt, trust me you wold not feel out of place at Deerbrook Mall! the northbrook-deerfield area and deerbrook mall in particular are not really upscale yuppie places. youd have to go to wilmette winnetka or further north to lake forest for that sorta thing. much of northbrook is normal upper middle class homes, and even lower rent town homes and apartments. plenty of normal workin folks live around these areas. there is only a small area of truly wealthy upscale mansion type places west of town. northbrook is a nice place to visit with a lot of history. as for deerbrook mall, before tj maxx was there it was a marshalls, before that it was a teen/ young adult clothing store in the 70s. so many places have been in and out of that mall, its hard to believe. most pretty forgettable. one long runner was a pet store at the south west part facing the old theatre. well anyway thanks webmaster, cool page.

By: olddays

olddays — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:27:30 +0000

There was also a tanning salon with a real retro entrance. Very old school, palm trees, the whole deal. I was a realy little kid, 6 or 7 years old but i remember the ice cream shop, I thought it was King something?? This was in the early 90’s. The book store was exterior called Crowne Books.

The interior had a cool style, gamers paradise was really cool.

I wish it was still all open. Cool place to wander around.

The blockbuster was huge and had a cool playground.