I also grew up near the HIP and remember it back from the old days. Wieboldt's used to have a grocery department on the first floor, on the side where the corridor now must be, and they had the best pound cake in the world there. I remember the carnivals there, and I remember one year the prize was a not very well restored 1930's Rolls Royce. Wonder what ever happened to that car. Stark's Warehouse was across the street, where the Bank of America branch now sits, and that went down in a terrific fire years ago. The strip mall across the street used to house a Natonal Tea Store where Gap now sits, and the diamond store used to be Thom McAn Shoes. I also remember Grants, Woolworths, The Mister Shop, and Howard Johnson's that used to be where Kohl's now sits. Kiddieland used to be where the old Talman/LaSalle bank building now sits empty. Can't remember the name of the old savings and loan that built the bank, but I do remember it was owned by the Bass family until Talman took over. Kiddieland, however, had a wonderful Volkswagen pickup made up like a phoney firetruck, and they would come and pick you and your friends up for your birthday party there. What a great time!