 Suburban Square entrance from Anderson Avenue in 2024 | |
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| Location | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°00′30″N 75°17′17″W / 40.00833°N 75.28806°W |
| Opening date | 1928 |
| Management | Kimco Realty |
| Owner | Kimco Realty |
| No. of stores and services | 60+ |
| Total retail floor area | 355,000 square feet (33,000 m2)[1] |
| Parking | 1 parking lot, 1 garage, and street parking |
| Public transit access |
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| Website | suburbansquare.com |
Suburban Square is a community shopping center in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia. it has 355,000-square-foot (33,000 m2)[1] of gross leasable area. The center opened in 1928, and is notable as one of the earliest planned suburban shopping centers in the United States.[2] It has also been generally credited as being the first suburban shopping center to include a true department store, when Strawbridge & Clothier opened a four-story, 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2)[3] branch there on May 12, 1930.[4][5][6] The site has grown from its original 7 acres (28,000 m2) to 18 acres (73,000 m2) since its launch.[7] The complex currently includes Suburban Square, Times Building, and the adjacent Ardmore Farmers Market and features more than sixty retail and dining establishments.
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- ^ Hoffman, Brooke (July 21, 2011). "Suburban Square: A Constant For Many Decades, Responding to Fashion and Food Trends". Patch.