Lou's Shoe & Luggage Service is located next to Blockbuster in the Park Place Shopping Center. The store mainly offers shoe and luggage repair but also has a variety of goods for purchase. There is an assortment of backpacks and luggage, as well as belts, shoelaces, shoe polish and other shoe care products.
Open in Skokie since 1994, Scandinavian Design specializes in teak, Scandinavian- and Danish-style furniture. Featured brands include Ekornes, Jasper Office and Mobican.
This family-owned and -operated business has been in existence since the mid-1940s. Started in Chicago, Walter E. Smithe Furniture, Inc. now operates 13 showrooms throughout the metropolitan area. One of these showrooms is located directly across the street from Old Orchard Mall. The Skokie Smithe store is a sizable salon that displays a considerable collection of high-end living room, dining room and bedroom sets. The store carries the Smithe private line of furniture as well as lines such as Marge Carson and Hickory Chair.
Owner Louise Schultz is an art appraiser and art dealer. Her large, two-story showroom features paintings, European antiques and American glass art. Prestige also offers custom framing and free delivery and installation.
Seman Violins was founded in 1989 and moved to its current location in 1992. Its owner, Peter Seman, graduated from the Chicago School of Violin Making in 1988 and has a staff of six experienced professionals working for him. Seman Violins specializes in the repair, rental and sales of classical stringed instruments. It also offers occasional workshops for players of all levels.
Old Orchard Aquarium has been in business since 1991. It is a retail aquatic pet store with 175 display tanks featuring fresh water, tropical fresh water and coral reef life. It also has a 600-gallon look-down reef and a 2,000-gallon shark pond. The staff is very experienced and enthusiastic and will help you select from its fresh and salt water fish, invertebrates and live plants, as well as tanks and supplies for care. Old Orchard Aquarium also offers scheduled aquarium service, maintenance service and aquarium leasing with tank and equipment provided.
The Skokie location of the national ACE Hardware chair is on Oakton, at the corner of Babb Avenue. Store-brand paint is available along with other name-brand merchandise, including Scotts Lawn Care products and Miracle-Gro. The store also offers a variety of services and repairs for windows, lawn mowers, snow blowers, lamps, keys, piping, tool renting and glass and Plexiglas cutting.
Lover's Lane specializes in lingerie and erotic accessories. This store has been in Skokie since 2002 and at its current location since 2006. This store is just one of the 30 locations in Illinois, Michigan and Indiana. The staff, affectionately dubbed "Romance Specialists," can help customers find the right product for any occasion. Customers can also order products through Lover's Lane's website. Customers must be 18 years of age or older to enter the store.
Founded in 1924 as Electrolux, Aerus markets itself as "The Healthy Home Experts." It specializes in vacuum cleaners, carpet cleaners and air and water purification systems.
Skokie Lawnmower Inc. is located between Laramie and Monticello avenues. It has been in business since the mid-1970's selling lawnmower, and lawnmower-related products.
Since the 1970s, Crown Trophy has been crafting trophies, awards and medals. Its major area of focus is working with local sports leagues, youth groups, clubs, schools and other organizations. Crown Trophy has expanded over the years from one shop to more than 150 stores across the country.
