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At home(St. L):

St. Clair Square: mid-level your typical Sears, Pennys, Famous-Barr and Dillards, inside stores everything from Payless to Express to Abercrombie to Rave. Crowd fluctuates too, but mostly nice when you are in a hurry and live in Illinois burbs.

Plaza Frontenac: Uppity, but inside is plush with couches and arm chairs. Does not look like a mall. Upscale stores.

Galleria: A must-go once location. A big mall with awesome stores. Moreso upscale.

And on the lower end:

St. Louis Centre (downtown) - once a nice location, now only two anchor stores a downstairs Dillards and a Famous Barr that leaves much to be desired. There's an office max, no wait it closed. a Lerners. But most stores sit vacant. A popular hang out for homeless. A nice food court that draws a lunch crowd is the only thing keeping the mall alive. its a shame bc its not bad looking, but shopping in downtown stl is not that big.


Theres already been alot said about Chicago malls. I have fallen in love with Woodfield(10 min near work) and Oakbrook. Downtown is always awesome, state and michigan and watertower. I have a tiny mall near me named harlem-irving plaza, and it only has a kohls, carson pirie scott, express, lerner and limited, but I like it for quick clinique or new outfit out fixes.
And although its not a mall, there are cute shops where I live including a benetton boutique less than a mile from my apt.