Roosevelt Mall

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Roosevelt Mall
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Roosevelt Mall looking towards Macy's
Roosevelt Mall
Location Northeast Philadelphia
Coordinates 40°02′48″N75°03′24″W / 40.04667°N 75.05667°W / 40.04667; -75.05667
Opening date1964
No. of stores and services45
No. of anchor tenants 1
Total retail floor area 562,269 square feet (52,236.5 m2)
No. of floors1 (3 in Macy's)
Parking Parking lot
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA.svg SEPTA bus: 1, 14, 20, 50, 58, 70, 77, Boulevard Direct

Roosevelt Mall is a medium-sized outdoor shopping mall, located along Pennsylvania Route 73 (Cottman Avenue) between Bustleton Avenue west end and U.S. Route 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) in the east end, or Rhawnhurst neighborhood, of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Contents

The mall has 45 stores and services. It is currently anchored by a large, three-level Macy's department store on its east end. [1] Since 2015, the mall has featured a flea market on Saturdays during the summer. [2]

History

Since opening in 1964, Roosevelt Mall anchors have included S. Klein, Wanamaker's, Hecht's, Strawbridge's, and Macy's. The original anchor, S. Klein, closed in 1975 due to financial problems of its owner, McCrory Stores. [3] It was replaced by Wanamaker's in 1976 [4] [3] and was converted to Hecht's in 1995 following May Department Stores' acquisition of the Wanamaker's chain. About a year later, Hecht's became Strawbridge's. During the Strawbridge's years, it had a bargain basement in which all furniture and goods were marked down by 80%. Following Federated Department Stores' acquisition of May Department Stores in 2005, Strawbridge's was rebranded as Macy's.[ citation needed ]

The mall was also home to a location of prominent cheesesteak restaurant chain Jim's Steaks, closed due to health violations in 2017. [5]

Great Northeast Plaza

Located directly across from Roosevelt Mall is Great Northeast Plaza, which was formerly anchored by Sears. Prior to Sears, it was anchored by Gimbels. [4]

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References

  1. "Our Stores - Store Locations & Hours - Store Locations & Hours - Macy's". www1.macys.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30.
  2. Pulsifer, Kevin. "Worth the Trip: Roosevelt Mall Flea Market Returns After 20+ Year Absence" . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 Lisicky, Michael J. (2010). Wanamaker's: Meet Me at the Eagle. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9781596290082 . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Latarola, Louis M.; Latarola, Lynn-Carmela T. (2005). Lower Northeast Philadelphia. Arcadia Publishing. p. 115. ISBN   0738537489.
  5. Mondon, Marielle (2017-07-07). "Cheesesteak shop in Northeast Philly closed for 20 health code violations" . Retrieved November 16, 2021.