Springfield Mall (Pennsylvania)

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 SEPTA Metro D1 (former Media Line) at the Springfield Mall station. This is a rarity for suburban Philadelphia shopping malls as many of which are served solely by bus routes.

Springfield Mall

South entrance to Springfield Mall
Location	Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates	39.915°N 75.352°W / 39.915; -75.352
Address	1250 Baltimore Pike Springfield, PA 19064
Opening date	September 19, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-09-19)
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: D1 SEPTA bus: 107, 109, 110
Website	www.shopspringfieldmall.com

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.

The mall has the full service restaurant, Ruby’s Cajun with additional fast food restaurants such as Auntie Anne’s and Sbarro.

History

20th century

The second floor of Springfield Mall seen from Target

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

In 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

• Macy's (Since 1986)
• Target (Since 2009)

Former anchor stores

• 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)