Springfield Mall (Pennsylvania)

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Springfield Mall


caption =
location =Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
coordinates = coord|39.915|-75.352|display=inline,title
opening_date = 1974
developer=
manager=
owner = Simon Property Group and the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
number_of_stores = 70+
number_of_anchors = 2 (1 Vacant)
floor_area = convert|590000|sqft|m2
floors = 2
parking = Lighted Lot
website = http://www.shopspringfieldmall.com

Springfield Mall is a convert|590000|sqft|m2|sing=on regional shopping mall located approximately convert|10|mi|km southwest of Philadelphia in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

It is operated jointly by the Simon Property Group and the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust.

It is currently anchored by a convert|192000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. Macy's and contains over 70 stores such as Borders, Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret, Suncoast, Foot Locker, American Eagle Outfitters, and Hot Topic. The mall also contains a convert|186000|sqft|m2|abbr=on. vacant anchor store, which is slated to become a Target.

Full service dining options include Ruby Tuesday and Carrabba's Italian Grill.

History

Springfield Mall opened in 1974. Original anchors included Bamberger's and John Wanamaker. The Bambergers 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. Strawbridge's closed in 2006 following the sale of its parent company to the same parent company as Macy's. The building has been sold to Target, which expects to open sometime in 2009.

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. [ [http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/mass/sylvia_seegrist/index.html Sylvia Seegrist, guilty of mass murders but insane. - The Crime library ] ] [ [http://www.nbc10.com/news/9372291/detail.html Whatever Happened To: Sylvia Seegrist - Local News Story - WCAU | Philadelphia ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.shopspringfieldmall.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.simon.com/ Simon Properties site]
* [http://www.preit.com/ PREIT site]