Springfield Mall is a 589,000-square-foot (54,700 m2) regional shopping mall located approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Philadelphia in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is located just off Interstate 476 (the "Blue Route") along Baltimore Pike, near its busy intersection with Pennsylvania Route 320. It is serviced by a number of SEPTA bus lines as well as the mass transit system's light rail Media–Sharon Hill Line at the Springfield Mall station, a rarity for suburban Philadelphia shopping malls, many of which are served solely by bus routes.
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| Location | Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates | 39°54′54″N 75°21′07″W / 39.915°N 75.352°W |
| Opening date | September 19, 1974 |
| Developer | Springfield Associates |
| Management | PREIT |
| Owner | Simon Property Group (50%) PREIT (50%) |
| No. of stores and services | 70+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 589,000 square feet (54,700 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 2 (3 in Macy's) |
| Parking | Lighted Lot |
| Public transit access |  Springfield Mall:  SEPTA bus: 107, 109, 110 |
| Website | www |
Springfield Mall is owned jointly by the Simon Property Group and PREIT (each with a 50% stake), and is managed by PREIT.
It is currently anchored by a 192,000 sq ft (17,800 m2) Macy's and Target, the latter replacing a 186,000 sq ft (17,300 m2) Strawbridge's anchor store.
Full service dining options include Carrabba's Italian Grill. Fast food dining options include Sbarro, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, Asian Bistro and Tony Luke's.
History
edit20th century
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Springfield Mall opened on September 19, 1974, under the development of Springfield Associates. The original two anchor stores were Bamberger's and John Wanamaker.[2]
On October 30, 1985, Sylvia Seegrist, a 25-year-old paranoid schizophrenic, went on a shooting spree in the mall, killing three and wounding seven others until she was disarmed by other shoppers.[3][4]
Bamberger's was converted to a Macy's in 1986. John Wanamaker closed in 1995 and was reopened as Hecht's the same year. In 1997, the Hecht's was converted to Strawbridge's.
21st century
editIn 2005, PREIT and Kravco Simon acquired the Springfield Mall from Springfield Associates LP for $103.5 million.[5]
Strawbridge's closed in 2006 following the sale of its parent company to the same parent company as Macy's. The building was sold to Target in 2008 and demolished fall 2008. The new Target was constructed following the Strawbridge's demolition and opened on October 11, 2009, coexisting with the nearby Target store opened in 1997 in a former Strawbridge's, the area's first Target.
Current anchor stores
editFormer anchor stores
edit- Bamberger's (1974-1986, now Macy's)
- John Wanamaker (1974-1995, later Hecht's)
- Hecht's (1995-1997, later Strawbridge's)
- Strawbridge's (1997-2006, demolished in fall 2008/rebuilt as Target in December 2008 until September 2009)
References
edit- ^ "Springfield Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). PREIT. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ^ "Springfield Mall officially opens next Thursday". Delaware County Daily Times. September 12, 1974. p. 7. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Sylvia Seegrist, guilty of mass murders but insane. - The Crime library
- ^ Whatever Happened To: Sylvia Seegrist – Local News Story – WCAU | Philadelphia
- ^ "PREIT and Kravco Simon buy mall". Philadelphia Business Journal. September 19, 2005. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
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