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35-547: Neshaminy may refer to: Neshaminy Mall , a shopping mall in Bensalem, Pennsylvania Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Neshaminy Falls, Pennsylvania Neshaminy Falls (SEPTA station) Neshaminy, Pennsylvania, a village of Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Neshaminy State Park , a landmark in Bensalem, Pennsylvania Neshaminy School District ,

70-579: A Lord & Taylor and is now Macy's). However, the Strawbridge & Clothier head office was closed and its operations were consolidated with Hecht's in Arlington, Virginia . For 13 years, from 1922 to 1935, the store operated WFI, an AM radio station. In 1935, the station merged with WLIT, owned by the Lit Brothers store across the street, to form WFIL , an NBC Blue network affiliate. WFIL remains on

105-601: A gracious urban emporium. The retailer started adding branch stores starting in the 1930s and, by their zenith in the 1980s, enjoyed annual sales of over a billion dollars By the 1990s, Strawbridge's became part of the May Department Stores conglomerate until May's acquisition by Federated Department Stores on August 30, 2005. May operated the Strawbridge's stores under the Northern Virginia-based Hecht's Department Store division. On February 1, 2006,

140-511: A new edifice, and began construction in phases on the 13-story building which stands on the corner of Market and North 8th Street today. Designed in the Beaux Arts -style by the Philadelphia architectural firm Simon & Simon, the cost of the limestone building was expected to be $ 6.5 million, an amount which caused some concern to the store's owners. By the time of the ribbon-cutting in 1931 in

175-535: A number branch stores throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. These branch stores typically were opened in shopping malls. Prominent stores throughout the Philadelphia area included the stores in Wilmington (1952), Cherry Hill (1961), Springfield (1964), Plymouth Meeting (1966), Neshaminy (1968), Echelon (1970), Exton (1973), Christiana (1978), Burlington, New Jersey (1982), Wilmington (1983), King of Prussia (1988) and Willow Grove (1989). By

210-566: A school district in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Neshaminy High School , a high school in the Neshaminy School District in Langhorne, Pennsylvania Neshaminy  (screw frigate) , a warship built by the U.S. Navy in 1865 but never commissioned or placed in service, renamed Arizona and then Nevada in 1869, sold in 1874 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

245-547: Is directly across Bristol Road from Belmont , a historic home. The mall was named after the nearby Neshaminy Creek and features a unique fountain, which features a waterfall, trees, plants and a statue of Tawanka who was a leader of the Lenni Lenape Native American tribe. The world "Neshaminy" comes from the Lenni Lenape tribe's language. In the 2010s, the mall saw an increased vacancy rate. The Neshaminy Mall

280-918: Is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania . The mall is located off of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and U.S. Route 1 . The Neshaminy Mall is accessible through SEPTA 's route 14 , 58 , 128 , 130 and Boulevard Direct bus routes. Across the street from the Neshaminy Mall is the Market Place at Neshaminy, which is a 350,000-square-foot (33,000-square-meter) outdoor shopping center that has stores including The Home Depot and Target . Other nearby retailers and eateries include Walmart , Lowe's , Panda Express , Chipotle Mexican Grill , Raising Cane's and Starbucks . Plans to build

315-460: The Century 21 Department Stores company of New York City opened its first location outside of the greater New York City area on a portion of the street level, and the entire second level of the Strawbridge's building. Century 21 closed in 2020 as a result of the chain filing for bankruptcy and closing all stores. On December 16, 2021, a Giant Heirloom Market grocery store opened in the ground level of

350-488: The 1970s, Strawbridge's had nearly a dozen branch stores in malls across eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware. The branches proved to have been a wise step, as the flagship store posted only a few years of actual profitability, all of them during the 1940s. The last S&C store built was at the Concord Mall in Wilmington, Delaware in 1983. In 1969, Strawbridge set his sights on competing with

385-490: The 1990s. In 1995, in an attempt to become the dominant retailer in the Philadelphia region, S&C partnered with Federated Department Stores, Pomeroys, and the Rubin Brothers real estate development company to acquire their rival Wanamaker's , but were outbid in bankruptcy court by May Department Stores Company . Subsequently, the 13 Strawbridge & Clothier department stores were themselves bought by May in 1996, when

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420-496: The 3-story brick building on the northwest corner of Market and 8th Streets in Center City Philadelphia that had been Thomas Jefferson's office from 1790 to 1793 while he served as Secretary of State , and opened their first store. They soon replaced the old building with one of 5 stories, and then expanded into neighboring buildings as well. In 1928, the company decided to replace all but one of its buildings with

455-618: The American retail scene by opening one of the first suburban branch department stores in the nation, located in the Suburban Square shopping center in Ardmore, Pennsylvania . [9] In 1931, it followed with its second suburban "satellite" store at Jenkintown, Pennsylvania , the building for which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [10] Strawbridge's opened up

490-468: The Corinthian Room on the sixth floor of the flagship store. The company also revolutionized retailing with their introduction of revolving charge account cards. Strawbridge's was well known for its handled shopping bags which kept up with the fashion of each era. It was a paper bag, with navy blue handles with Strawbridge's printed in blue twice and red once on one side of the bag, and vice versa on

525-479: The Neshaminy Carnival remains a popular event. It, however did not return for 2024. By 2024, more than half the stores in the Neshaminy Mall were vacant, with over 40 stores remaining. In February 2024, the Neshaminy Mall was put up for sale. In June 2024, it was announced that Paramount Realty Group will purchase the Neshaminy Mall. On July 15, 2024, Paramount Realty Group and Edgewater Properties closed on

560-643: The Neshaminy Mall has seen a slow, but noticeable increase in the vacancy rate, likely to increase more due to the departure of the Macy's. Brookfield Properties bought General Growth Properties in 2018, therefore giving Brookfield ownership of Neshaminy Mall. On October 15, 2018, it was announced the Sears store would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide as a result of the company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The store closed in January 2019, leaving Boscov's as

595-408: The Neshaminy Mall were made in 1966, with Sears and Strawbridge & Clothier to be anchors. The mall was projected to cost $ 24 million. The Neshaminy Mall opened in 1968, developed by The Korman Company and Strouse Greenberg. The mall underwent an expansion in 1975 that added a Lit Brothers, along with a new wing of stores. In 1977, the Lit Brothers store at the Neshaminy Mall closed as part of

630-479: The Sears court was demolished and replaced with a Barnes & Noble In 2009. In 2015, the mall began a small renovation starting with signage at mall entrances, the main sign and an expansion of the Boscov's. On January 4, 2017, Macy's announced that its store would be closing in spring 2017 as part of a plan to close 68 stores nationwide. Since the announcement was made, the Macy's closed in early April. As of late 2017,

665-556: The Strawbridge & Clothier directors (mostly members of the Strawbridge and Clothier families) elected to liquidate operations over the vehement objections of patriarch Stockton Strawbridge. Strawbridge died not long after the sale. "He was the store, and the store was him," said his attorney Peter Hearn to the Philadelphia Daily News . Store employees and the public-at-large felt a sense of loss as well: many employees rushed to pay off their credit card accounts in full before

700-467: The air today on its original frequency, AM 560. In November 1985, Strawbridge's unveiled Dickens Village on the fourth floor of their flagship store. This Christmas display featured animatronic figures in a 6,000 sq. ft walk-through of 26 scenes from Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol . As of 2022, Macy's, in the former Wanamaker's building, displays Dickens Village during the holiday season. In May 1930, Strawbridge & Clothier helped remake

735-417: The chain closing all its stores in the Philadelphia area and was replaced by Pomeroy's . The Pomeroy's store became The Bon-Ton in 1987 after the chain was sold. A food court was added to the mall in 1989. In 1990, the Neshaminy Mall was purchased by Homart Development Company from Mutual of New York for over $ 50 million. The Bon-Ton closed in 1994. In 1995, the mall underwent a renovation that expanded

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770-457: The depth of the Great Depression , the staggering $ 10 million cost (equivalent to $ 200 million in 2023) of such grand construction nearly suffocated the cash-strapped company. The building subsequently became the eastern anchor in 1977 of The Gallery , an urban mall connecting Strawbridge & Clothier with Gimbels , which had relocated from across Market Street to join the mall. It

805-616: The emerging Target -grade retailers, [6] launching the Clover discount store chain; the first Clover store opened in 1971. Located in strip centers rather than malls for the most part, Clover grew to have 26 locations, more than the 21 full-service S&C stores. Most Clover stores closed in the winter of 1997. Some Strawbridge's stores had restaurants inside, like at the Christiana Mall , Exton Square Mall , Plymouth Meeting Mall , Neshaminy Mall , Cherry Hill Mall , Jenkintown store , and

840-559: The food court. In addition, Boscov's replaced the former Bon-Ton. The same year, General Growth Properties took over ownership of the mall after it acquired Homart Development Company. A 24-screen movie theater to be built at the mall was approved by Bensalem Township in 1997 after they had initially opposed the project. In 1998, the 24-screen AMC Theatres opened in the mall at a cost of $ 11 million. The Strawbridge's became Macy's in 2006 after Federated Department Stores acquired May Department Stores in 2005. A former pet store in

875-607: The former May Company divisions were all dissolved, and operating control of the remaining Strawbridge's stores was assumed by Macy's East . Macy's closed Strawbridge's flagship Center City store on May 23, 2006. On September 9, 2006, the Strawbridge's and Hecht's nameplates were completely phased-out in favor of the Macy's brand. Strawbridge & Clothier began as a dry goods store founded by Quakers Justus Clayton Strawbridge (1838–1911) and Isaac Hallowell Clothier (1837–1921) in Philadelphia in 1868. Strawbridge & Clothier purchased

910-426: The former Strawbridge's flagship store currently owned by PREIT. In April 2012, it was reported by one of the sub-contractors that the building was undergoing additional renovation for both office and residential use. In July 2012, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News relocated to the third floor of the building from their former headquarters at 400 North Broad Street . On October 23, 2014,

945-495: The lower floors of the flagship Strawbridge's store. PREIT sought retail tenants for the areas of the building closest to street level and converted some higher floors to office space. The uppermost floors had previously been sold and converted to offices; they are currently owned by American Financial Realty Trust of Jenkintown . On February 26, 2009, it was announced that the developers of Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia were looking into locating their new casino on three floors of

980-451: The only traditional department store at the mall. Plans were made to redevelop the former Sears anchor into a Round One Entertainment space, however, these plans were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In July 2020, it was announced that medical offices would take over the former Sears building. In March 2020, the former Macy's store was sold to SANT properties, who plans to convert

1015-399: The other. Once May assumed the company, the Strawbridge & Clothier Seal of Confidence was no longer a prominent marketing image. Late 1970s and 1980s bags were a bright glossy yellow with that era's pseudo calligraphic trademark in a vertical orientation in black along the bag's edge. 1960s bags featured a "modern" script-like trademark with their famous "seal of confidence". Strawbridge's

1050-479: The purchase of the mall for $ 27.5 million. There are plans to redevelop the Neshaminy Mall that would include demolishing about half of the mall. Strawbridge %26 Clothier Strawbridge's , formerly Strawbridge & Clothier , was a department store in the northeastern United States , with stores in Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and Delaware . The Center City Philadelphia flagship store was, in its day,

1085-518: The sale was finalized, "hoping that the proceeds would go to the founding families rather than [the new buyers]." After the sale, the stores operated simply as "Strawbridge's", although exterior signage reading "Strawbridge & Clothier" remained in place at many locations until the stores became Macy's in 2006. May had merged the former John Wanamaker into its Hecht's banner, but converted them to Strawbridge's as well (except for Wanamaker's former flagship on Market Street, which eventually became

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1120-566: The space into mixed use. Also, at the corner of the Macy's parking lot, a Wawa is in the planning stages to be constructed. There are plans to convert the former Macy's space into a Fusion Gyms fitness center. In the years soon following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Neshaminy Mall has seen an increased vacancy rate and a decrease in foot traffic. Stores such as Foot Locker and Modell's Sporting Goods have closed, as well as dining options including Chick-fil-A and Charleys Philly Steaks . However,

1155-508: The title Neshaminy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neshaminy&oldid=950051386 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Neshaminy Mall The Neshaminy Mall

1190-404: Was also known for its friendly employees. In the center of the flagship store was a large bronze statue of a wild boar, a replica of Pietro Tacca's Il Porcellino . Local legend had it that good luck would follow those who rubbed the boar's nose. The boar consequently had a very shiny nose from all the rubbing. In July 2006, PREIT , owners of The Gallery at Market East , agreed to purchase

1225-641: Was the vision of S&C Chairman Stockton Strawbridge that was instrumental in revitalizing the Market East retail district in the 1970s, a vision that is still apparent today despite the demise of both Gimbels and Strawbridge's. He once said that his goal was to transform fading east Market Street into "the Champs-Élysées of Philadelphia." After successfully fighting off a hostile takeover attempt by Ronald S. Baron in 1986, Strawbridge & Clothier survived as an independent, locally owned department store into

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