The Eastfield Mall was a shopping mall in Springfield, Massachusetts , which was owned by Mountain Development Corporation, and was built in late by the Rouse Company. The movie theater, Cinemark , closed in The mall was managed by Mountain Development. The property closed to the public in the Summer of , and demolition began soon after. The property is being renamed Springfield Crossing and will function as an open air shopping center that includes dining options. The Eastfield Mall was one of two retail malls that was owned and sold by Mountain Development.
The screen movie theater was added in August and was initially a Showcase Cinemas. The theater later became owned by Cinemark. The store displaced nine smaller retail outlets, of which only two relocated within the mall.
On January 6, , Macy's announced that it would be closing the Eastfield Mall location as part of a plan to close 36 stores nationwide. The store closed in April On May 31, , Sears announced that its store would also be closing on September 2, , as part of a plan to close 78 stores nationwide, which left the mall with no store anchors.
In late June , Cinemark closed permanently. On April 5, , it was announced that the mall would shutter in the summer of after almost 56 years. The former Sears, which is separately owned, will be the only structure retained from the old mall. The former Eastfield Mall location is now being redeveloped into the new Springfield Crossing, which is expected to open in summer Contents move to sidebar hide.
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