Editing Paramus, New Jersey (section)

===Timeline of malls and shopping centers===
* 1957 – Garden State Plaza was built by Muscarelli Construction Company on {{convert|198|acre|km2}} at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17.
* 1957 – The Bergen Mall was built on {{convert|101|acres}} on an area east of the Plaza on Route 4.
* 1963 – Paramus Place was built on the north side of Route 4 across from Bergen Mall.<ref>[http://mallsdb.com/nj/paramus-place Paramus Place in Paramus, NJ - (shopping mall)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701102202/http://mallsdb.com/nj/paramus-place |date=July 1, 2015 }}, MallsDb.com. Accessed June 28, 2015.</ref>
* 1967 – The Fashion Center was built on a {{convert|33|acre|adj=on}} site of old celery farms, aimed at quality-oriented shoppers by developer [[Associated Dry Goods]], with a {{convert|135000|sqft|adj=on}} [[Lord & Taylor]] and a {{convert|176000|sqft|adj=on}} [[B. Altman]] as anchors and 25 other retailers sandwiched in between<ref>Barmash, Isadore. [https://www.nytimes.com/1967/02/15/archives/stores-for-the-qualityminded-rise-on-site-of-former-celery-farms.html "Stores for the Quality-Minded Rise on Site of Former Celery Farms; Shopping Center Opens In Paramus Lord & Taylor and Altman Lead Quality Complex"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722095905/https://www.nytimes.com/1967/02/15/archives/stores-for-the-qualityminded-rise-on-site-of-former-celery-farms.html |date=July 22, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 15, 1967. Accessed October 30, 2013. "Paramus, N.J., Feb. 14 A new shopping center for the quality minded, The Fashion Center, will open here to the public tomorrow in a 33-acre hollow scooped out of former celery farms on Route 17 at Ridgewood Avenue."</ref> The owners originally referred to its location as being in Ridgewood/Paramus to appeal to the Ridgewood population.
* 1972 – The 35 Plaza Shopping Center is built on Route 4, just located 2 minutes away from Paramus Place.<ref>[http://patch.com/new-jersey/paramus/35-plaza-to-celebrate-alvin-and-susan-sauer "Plaza to Celebrate Alvin and Susan Sauer on Friday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070226/http://patch.com/new-jersey/paramus/35-plaza-to-celebrate-alvin-and-susan-sauer |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Paramus Patch. Accessed June 29, 2015.</ref>
* 1974 – Paramus Park was built by the Rouse Company, offering a [[gross leasable area]] of {{convert|755000|sqft}}. The most recent of the large centers was built on {{convert|66|acre|m2}} in the middle of an area where the old farms were located.<ref>McQuaid, Kevin L. [https://www.baltimoresun.com/1995/08/30/rouse-co-buys-out-partner-in-paramus-park-mall-in-nj/ "Rouse Co. buys out partner in Paramus Park mall in N.J."], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', August 30, 1995. Accessed October 30, 2013. "The stake in the Paramus Park Mall from Rodamco N.V., a Dutch investment firm, marks the fourth time this year that Rouse has solidified its ownership of a retail property. With the purchase, a Rouse subsidiary will control the entire 755,000-square-foot mall.... Paramus Park, completed in 1974 and anchored by Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Macy's, is typically one of the best performers in Rouse's 75-property retail portfolio."</ref>
* 1986 – The Shoppes on IV opened up and was built on {{convert|236|acre}} in the westbound area of Route 4.<ref>[http://mallsdb.com/nj/shoppes-at-iv Shoppes at IV in Paramus, NJ - (shopping mall)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623231653/http://mallsdb.com/nj/shoppes-at-iv |date=June 23, 2015 }}, MallsDb.com. Accessed October 9, 2015.</ref>
* 1998 – The Paramus Towne Square opened up and was built on the north side of Route 17.<ref>[http://mallsdb.com/nj/paramus-towne-square Paramus Towne Square in Paramus, NJ - (shopping mall)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701113001/http://mallsdb.com/nj/paramus-towne-square |date=July 1, 2015 }}, MallsDb.com. Accessed October 9, 2015.</ref>
* 2003 – [[IKEA]] opens a {{convert|370000|sqft|adj=on}} store, its second-largest location in North America, at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 on the site of the old [[Alexander's]] department store.<ref>Sloan, Carole. [http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/21728-Ikea_adds_breathing_space_in_Paramus.php "Ikea adds breathing space in Paramus"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102092513/http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/21728-Ikea_adds_breathing_space_in_Paramus.php |date=November 2, 2013 }}, ''Furniture Today'', August 10, 2003. Accessed October 30, 2013. "More lifestyle vignettes, fewer rigid product displays, and more places for shoppers to relax are key elements in the furniture presentation at the just-opened Ikea store in Paramus, N.J., said Ian Wrling, U.S. deputy manager, North America. The store, at 370,000-square-feet, is the second-largest of Ikea's North American units, and 'offers us the opportunity to give customers breathing space in what had been a very rigid furniture presentation,' he said."</ref> It was joined the next year by three other retailers, [[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.|Bed Bath and Beyond]], [[Christmas Tree Shops]], and [[Sports Authority]] to form a shopping center with a combined [[gross leasable area]] of {{convert|719,226|sqft}}. However, when Sports Authority went out of business in 2016, the store was closed.<ref>[http://www.mallsandoutlets.com/malls/paramus-ikea-shopping-center-paramus-nj-mall/ Paramus-IKEA Shopping Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095523/http://www.mallsandoutlets.com/malls/paramus-ikea-shopping-center-paramus-nj-mall/ |date=March 4, 2016 }}, Malls and Outlets. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref>
* 2015 – The Paramus Design Center opens up on the northbound side of Route 17.<ref>[http://www.paramusdesigncenter.com/ Paramus Design Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111192916/http://paramusdesigncenter.com/ |date=January 11, 2016 }} Accessed January 6, 2016.</ref>
* 2018 – The Paramus Crossroads shopping center, located on the southbound side of Route 17, officially opened in summer 2018.<ref>Hubbard, Daniel. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/paramus/new-shopping-dining-center-approved-route-17-paramus "New Shopping, Dining Center Approved For Route 17 In Paramus; Breaking: Paramus Crossroads will be located very near the Westfield Garden State Plaza."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917225526/https://patch.com/new-jersey/paramus/new-shopping-dining-center-approved-route-17-paramus |date=September 17, 2017 }}, Paramus Patch. Accessed May 8, 2017. Accessed December 18, 2017. "Paramus Crossroads, a new 40,000-square-foot retail and dining center on Route 17, is slated to open in summer 2018."</ref>

Due to the stricter version of the blue laws in Paramus, malls (and almost all retail establishments) in the borough are closed on Sunday except for restaurants and other exempted establishments. Stores may not open before 7:00&nbsp;am or remain open after 11:00&nbsp;pm.<ref>[http://www.ecode360.com/8544550 Paramus Borough Code: Chapter 191: BUSINESSES – Article II: Retail Business Closing Hours] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102030905/http://www.ecode360.com/8544550 |date=November 2, 2013 }}, Borough of Paramus. Accessed October 30, 2013. "Every retail business within the Borough of Paramus shall be closed to the public and business with the public therein shall be and is hereby prohibited after the hour of 11:00 p.m. and before the hour of 7:00 a.m. of any day."</ref>