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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Vornado Releases Video Preview for Springfield Town Center

New video gives insight into shopping mall scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2014.

Vornado Realty Trust has provided a preview video of the Springfield Town Center which is expected to be completed by summer 2014. The new video — provided on the Vornado and shopping center Web sites — elaborates on the Springfield area and new features shoppers can expect when the center opens next year. Some features, Springfield and surrounding area residents should expect, include a multi-screen cinema, a new main entrance with valet parking, a health club, 700-seat food court, multiple kids' areas throughout the property and more than 7,600 parking spaces. According to the video, more than 500,000 cars pass the property daily and about 10,000 D.C. metro riders stop at the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station which is a 10-minute walk …

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Springfield Mall to Close All but Anchor Stores

Major renovations scheduled to begin in July will leave only the anchor stores intact.

Springfield Mall will close all stores except the anchor department stores come July, according to tenants at the mall. Macy's, Target and JCPenney will remain open as New York-based Vornado Realty Trust begins a two-year renovation of the property. Shopper Mary Yastishock said she remembered Princess Diana’s 1985 visit to Springfield Mall. “It’s changed so much since then,” she said. "For two decades, coming here has been like watching a neighborhood die.” Her college-aged daughter Alex agreed. “I remember coming as a child to visit Santa and ride the carousel, then as a teen to the movie theaters,” she said.  “This used to be a really happening place.” “Now we come to see which stores have closed,” said Mary. “It seems forever they’ve …

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3:28 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012

DaVincci's Restaurant opened in Springfield Mall sometime in the early 90s. I don't think it was ever opened one day. What was that all about?   more ›

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