Springfield Mall is a regional
shopping mall
A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a large indoor shopping center, usually Anchor tenant, anchored by department stores. The term ''mall'' originally meant pedestrian zone, a pedestrian promenade with shops along it, but in the late 1960s, i ...
located approximately southwest of Philadelphia in
Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township, or simply Springfield, is a township (Pennsylvania), township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 25,070 at the 2020 census. Springfield is a suburb of Ph ...
. 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 is owned jointly by the
Simon Property Group
Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls, outlet centers, and community/lifestyle centers. It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in Indian ...
and
PREIT (each with a 50% stake), and is managed by PREIT.
It is currently anchored by a
Macy's and
Target, the latter replacing a
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
20th century

Springfield Mall opened on September 19, 1974, under the development of Springfield Associates. The original two
anchor stores were
Bamberger's and
John Wanamaker.
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.
Whatever Happened To: Sylvia Seegrist – Local News Story – WCAU , Philadelphia
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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.
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
* Target
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)
References
External links
Official site
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Simon Property Group
Shopping malls in Pennsylvania
Shopping malls established in 1974
Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania