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58-670: Franklin Mall may refer to: Franklin Mall (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Washington Crown Center , formerly Franklin Mall, a shopping mall in North Franklin Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania Franklin P. Mall (1862–1917), American anatomist and pathologist See all [ edit ] Franklin Park Mall , a shopping mall in Toledo, Ohio Topics referred to by

116-549: A $ 278.2M loan that was due in June of 2024. Simon still owes $ 258.5M to its debtors, and the remaining loan amount has gone into special servicing. In 2023, the mall had a reported net operating income of $ 10.3M, the lowest it has ever been under Simon's ownership. Additionally, the property was recently appraised by the City of Philadelphia, and its value is only $ 101 million, a major decrease from its 2007 assessment of $ 370 million at

174-465: A dead end at an entrance to an industrial park. Woodhaven Road, a six-lane freeway lined with frontage roads that have the same name, carries the route southeast between an industrial park to the northeast and residential neighborhoods to the southwest as it crosses Byberry Creek and comes to the Thornton Road interchange. Past here, the freeway passes residential areas on both sides and has

232-422: A few farms. Farther southeast, the route turns into a three-lane road with one eastbound lane and two westbound lanes as it passes near a mix of business parks and residential and commercial development. PA 63 widens to four lanes at Dresher Road, with two lanes in each direction, and soon reaches a junction with Dreshertown Road. The road becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane as it comes to

290-468: A five-lane road again. Upon forming the border between Upper Moreland Township and Abington Township , the road name changes to Moreland Road and it briefly turns into a divided highway at the Fitzwatertown Road intersection. The route heads into the community of Willow Grove as a five-lane road. The road enters business areas, becoming a divided highway again as it passes to the northeast of

348-467: A freeway named Woodhaven Road to run from I-95 in Bensalem Township northwest to Lower Moreland Township, passing through Northeast Philadelphia. Construction on Woodhaven Road began in 1962 with completion between I-95 and US 13 in 1963 and northwest past US 1 to Evans Street in 1966. Following the completion of the freeway, PA 63 was extended east onto it. By 1983, PA 63

406-463: A further extension northwest to I-276 ( Pennsylvania Turnpike ) in Southampton once planned. The freeway was completed to Evans Street just west of US 1 in the 1960s and PA 63 was extended along Byberry Road and Woodhaven Road to end at I-95. In the 1980s, PA 63 was rerouted to use Red Lion Road and US 1 to reach Woodhaven Road. Plans to extend Woodhaven Road northwest through

464-474: A graphic at its entry. Throughout the mall, there were several sets of projection TVs hanging from the ceiling known as "Mills TV", showing video loops of music videos and advertisements. As of the early 2010s however, they were replaced by double-faced Daktronics LED boards. The 1,600,000-square-foot (150,000 m ) mall consists primarily of factory outlet stores. As of Early 2021, the surviving major anchor tenants included Marshalls and Burlington . When

522-693: A high of 65,000 vehicles between Knights Road and I-95 to a low of 10,000 vehicles between PA 309 and PA 152. The entire length of PA 63 is part of the National Highway System . In 1911, what would become PA 63 was designated as Legislative Route 198 between Green Lane and Philadelphia. By 1927, PA 63 was designated to run from PA 29 in Green Lane to US 611 (now PA 611) in Willow Grove, following its current alignment. PA 63

580-429: A ramp passing through the toll plaza along with additional ramps to southbound I-476 and from northbound I-476. Southeast of I-476, the route enters a commercial area in the community of Kulpsville , where PA 63 turns northeast onto Forty Foot Road, a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane. The highway passes through suburban areas, narrowing to three lanes before widening back to five lanes. Along this stretch,

638-533: A three-lane road with two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane. PA 63 intersects Evans Road before it leaves the North Penn Valley region as it becomes the border between Horsham Township and Lower Gwynedd Township and crosses PA 309 ( Bethlehem Pike ), with jughandles controlling the movements from PA 309 to PA 63. The route narrows back to two lanes as it passes residential subdivisions, crossing Park Creek before becoming

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696-641: A turn to the southeast and intersecting Pine Road before heading into the city of Philadelphia in Philadelphia County . PA 63 enters the Northeast Philadelphia section of the city a short distance past the Pine Road intersection. PA 63 widens into a four-lane divided highway and passes between a former golf course (site of the former Budd Company Red Lion plant) to the north and homes and industrial developments to

754-775: A westbound exit for Academy Road and a full interchange with Knights Road. At this point, the surroundings along PA 63 become commercial as it comes to the Franklin Mills Boulevard/Millbrook Road interchange that provides access to the Franklin Mall located to the northeast of the road. Within the interchange, the road is temporarily four lanes wide. The frontage roads end past that interchange as Woodhaven Road turns south to cross Poquessing Creek , where it heads into Bensalem Township in Bucks County . Upon entering Bucks County,

812-627: A wide boulevard with local-express lanes . The road carries a 3-3-3-3 lane configuration as it heads northeast through areas of businesses and industrial parks. After intersecting Byberry Road, the concurrency with US 1 ends at an unfinished cloverleaf interchange with Woodhaven Road, where PA 63 heads southeast onto the Woodhaven Road freeway. Woodhaven Road continues northwest of US 1 as an unsigned quadrant route numbered State Route 1022 to an intersection with Evans Street, which connects to Byberry Road, before coming to

870-470: Is briefly a divided highway . After PA 113, the road passes through the center of Harleysville. The road turns south, becoming a three-lane road with a center left-turn lane before it heads to the southeast again as a two-lane road, continuing past a mix of farm fields and residential and commercial development. PA 63 bypasses the community of Mainland to the northeast with two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane. After crossing Skippack Creek ,

928-538: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Franklin Mall (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Franklin Mall (formerly Philadelphia Mills and still referred to as Franklin Mills ) is an enclosed shopping mall in Northeast Philadelphia , bordering Bensalem in Bucks County and 15 miles (24 km) from Center City . Formerly named for Benjamin Franklin ,

986-533: The East Branch Perkiomen Creek before entering Lower Salford Township at the intersection with Morwood Road. At this point, PA 63 becomes Main Street and heads into the community of Harleysville , where it passes through suburban residential neighborhoods before heading into a commercial area, crossing PA 113 (Harleysville Pike). In the area of this intersection, PA 63

1044-618: The Federal Highway Administration in 1968 and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) had torn down 28 homes in the Somerton neighborhood in order to build the road. The Woodhaven Road extension was cancelled in the late 1970s due to funding issues and opposition from Lower Moreland Township residents who did not want to see increased congestion from the extension. In 1988,

1102-552: The Willow Grove Park Mall . PA 63 intersects Easton Road and loses the median at the Davisville Road junction before crossing SEPTA's Warminster Line at-grade. The route passes a mix of homes and businesses as it comes to an intersection with PA 611 ( Old York Road ). At this point, PA 63 heads into wooded residential areas as a two-lane road. At the intersection with Edge Hill Road,

1160-634: The AMC 14 theater for moviegoers after mall hours. So far, the mall's Red, Green, and Orange entrances have been renovated to look modern. However, the Blue and Yellow entrances have been constructed, but are still unfinished. The mall is the first Mills mall to have two food courts. "Cafe Court", at Red Neighborhood 1, is anchored by GAP. "Cafe Freedom", a larger food court at Green Neighborhood 4, was, as of early 2016, renamed "Dining Pavilion" and has undergone renovations. The mall once had graphics, usually hanging from

1218-604: The Blair Mill Road intersection, at which point it forms the border between Upper Moreland Township to the northeast and Upper Dublin Township to the southwest. PA 63 turns into a four-lane divided highway that soon becomes undivided as it crosses over the Pennsylvania Turnpike ( I-276 ) and Norfolk Southern 's Morrisville Line before heading into a mix of residential and commercial areas as

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1276-593: The Terwood Road intersection and the Pennypack Creek . At the junction with Carson Terrace/Walton Road, there is a westbound jughandle for right turns and U-turns. Upon intersecting PA 232 (Huntingdon Pike) in the community of Bethayres , the route becomes Philmont Avenue and narrows back to two lanes. PA 63 turns south onto Red Lion Road and crosses SEPTA's West Trenton Line at-grade as it continues through wooded residential subdivisions, making

1334-472: The Woodhaven Road extension from its long-range plans in 1996. Despite this, plans for extending Woodhaven Road resurfaced in 2001 when local officials began discussing the extension with PennDOT. Various options for the extension were created, including extending the freeway as far as Philmont Avenue and possibly PA 232 (Huntingdon Pike) as well as widening and improving adjacent roads including PA 532 (Bustleton Avenue) and Byberry Road. In addition,

1392-456: The Woodhaven Road extension resurfaced as a means to relieve traffic along Byberry Road. This proposed extension was to continue west only to PA 532 (Bustleton Avenue). However, Lower Moreland Township officials again voiced their opposition that the extension would increase traffic on area roads. In addition, residents in the Westwood development blocked the proposed road. PennDOT removed

1450-465: The border between Horsham Township to the northeast and Upper Dublin Township to the southwest at the Tennis Avenue intersection. Farther southeast, the road comes to a junction with Butler Pike . Upon reaching the community of Maple Glen , PA 63 passes businesses and crosses PA 152 (Limekiln Pike) and Norristown Road. Past Maple Glen, the road continues past more homes along with

1508-421: The border between Lansdale to the northeast and Upper Gwynedd Township to the southwest. After intersecting North Wales Road, PA 63 runs along the border of Montgomery Township and Upper Gwynedd Township and again becomes Welsh Road, passing several businesses as a four-lane divided road. The route becomes a two-lane undivided road as it heads between business parks to the northeast and farms and woods to

1566-539: The ceiling, but in the later years, they were removed. The mall also previously had two video courts; one was removed in the 2000s, and another one which was removed in August 2014. From the mall's opening until 2012, an animatronic likeness of Benjamin Franklin's face hung from the ceiling at the Grand Court between Neighborhoods Blue & Yellow, which would announce the time hourly. Almost all main mall entries have

1624-425: The community of Sumneytown . Upon crossing Unami Creek , the route enters Upper Salford Township and heads into forested areas, where PA 63 meets the southern terminus of PA 563 (Ridge Road) and Old Skippack Road at an intersection. Following that intersection, the road passes through a mix of farmland, woodland, and residential developments, reaching a junction with Barndt Road. The route crosses over

1682-698: The companion southbound on-ramp opened a week later. There are plans to construct an interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and PA 63 near Willow Grove. Pennsylvania Route 63 Alternate Truck was a truck route around a weight-restricted bridge over the Unami Creek in Marlborough Township, on which trucks over 30 tons and combination loads over 40 tons were prohibited. The route followed PA 29, Park Avenue, Schwenksville Road, and Old Skippack Road. It

1740-588: The mall first opened in 1989 the original anchors were JCPenney ; Sears ; Ports of the World , Reading China and Glass, and Phar-Mor . Over time, the Ports was re-branded as Boscov's , and was later replaced by Steve & Barry's . Reading China & Glass closed and its building was split between Marshalls and OfficeMax . Sears Outlet left the mall for the first time and was replaced by General Cinema , itself acquired by AMC Theatres . OfficeMax later left

1798-451: The mall from Philadelphia Mills to Franklin Mall in late 2024. The Philadelphia Mills site was formerly home to Liberty Bell Park Racetrack . It is located about a mile west of Interstate 95 , at the intersection of Woodhaven Road (Pennsylvania Route 63) and Knights Road. Philadelphia Mills mall is designed in the shape of a thunderbolt in commemoration of Benjamin Franklin 's kite-and-key experiment. The mall's former logo, when it

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1856-484: The mall is home to 125 stores, a movie theatre , a food court , and seven theme restaurants and was visited by an estimated 18 million people in 2006. The anchor stores are Dave & Buster's , Forever 21 , Urban Planet, Saks Fifth Avenue , Marshalls , HomeGoods , American Freight , Walmart , AMC Theatres , Burlington , and Turn 7 Liquidators. Two currently vacant anchor stores once housed Phar-Mor and Modell's Sporting Goods . Opened in 1989, Franklin Mills

1914-480: The mall, and Sears Outlet returned taking the OfficeMax space. Original stores remaining in the mall include Modell's , which have been joined by Forever 21 , Last Call , H&M , & Off 5th and Walmart . On December 15, 2011, it was announced that JCPenney would be returning to the mall as a department store, in its original location; the outlet store had been closed as part of a nationwide realignment by

1972-622: The northern terminus of PA 363 (Valley Forge Road). After the PA ;363 junction, the road runs through the downtown area of Lansdale, where the route crosses the Liberty Bell Trail and SEPTA 's Lansdale/Doylestown Line at-grade south of the Lansdale station before it intersects Broad Street. The road leaves the downtown and heads into areas of homes and businesses. At a crossing of Wissahickon Creek , PA 63 forms

2030-579: The portion of PA 63 in Mainland between Freed Road and Old Forty Foot Road was shifted to a new alignment to the northeast, with the old alignment becoming Mainland Road. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission constructed two new E-ZPass -only ramps at the Lansdale interchange between I-476 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) and PA 63 in order to relieve congestion at the toll plaza. This new northbound exit ramp opened December 4, 2016, and

2088-567: The project also calls for replacing the weight-restricted Byberry Road bridge over a CSX rail line. After putting the Woodhaven Road project on hold due to budget issues, PennDOT brought it back again as a parkway that is to continue west to PA 532, with an estimated cost of $ 30 million. Under this proposal, the railroad bridge is to be replaced, with Byberry Road terminating at cul-de-sacs on both sides. The current Woodhaven Road extension plan continues to face opposition from area residents who fear increased traffic. In June 2011,

2146-607: The rest of Northeast Philadelphia remain, but have been on hold due to community opposition and financial constraints. PA 63 begins at a T intersection with PA 29 (Gravel Pike) in the borough of Green Lane in Montgomery County . From this intersection, the route heads southeast as two-lane undivided Main Street, passing by several homes. After crossing Upper Ridge Road, the road enters Marlborough Township and becomes Sumneytown Pike. PA 63 continues through rural areas with some development, passing through

2204-429: The retailer of all its outlet stores. On March 17, 2017, JCPenney announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 138 stores nationwide; the store closed on July 31, 2017. As of September 2020, Sears Outlet has rebranded as American Freight . The former JCPenney store is now occupied by Turn 7 Liquidators as of October 2021. Simon Property Group is looking to cede the mall to its debtholders due to

2262-534: The road enters Towamencin Township at the Wambold Road intersection, at which point it heads into the North Penn Valley region. In Towamencin Township, PA 63 widens to four lanes and is called Sumneytown Pike again, passing woods and development before reaching the Lansdale interchange with I-476 ( Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension ). The I-476 interchange includes full access via

2320-464: The route continued along Philmont Avenue to PA 532. By 1940, PA 63 was moved to its current alignment between Willow Grove and Bethayres and was realigned to follow Byberry Road to PA 532. The former alignment of PA 63 on Edge Hill Road and Terwood Road became PA 163 , which was removed by 1950. In the 1950s, the Woodhaven Road freeway was planned to serve Northeast Philadelphia, connecting I-95 to PA 63 at Philmont Avenue, with

2378-481: The route has a partial cloverleaf interchange with US 13 (Bristol Pike). A short distance south of US 13, PA 63 ends at a trumpet interchange with I-95 . This interchange also has access to the park and ride lot at the Cornwells Heights station on Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor and SEPTA's Trenton Line . In 2015, PA 63 had an annual average daily traffic count ranging from

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2436-416: The route passes southeast of Dock Mennonite Academy before crossing Allentown Road. A short distance later, PA 63 reaches a commercial area and turns southeast onto two-lane undivided Welsh Road, with Forty Foot Road continuing northeast toward the borough of Hatfield as PA 463 . Along Welsh Road, PA 63 forms the border between Hatfield Township to the northeast and Towamencin Township to

2494-485: The route turns southwest onto that road and fully enters Abington Township. Farther southwest, PA 63 makes a turn southeast onto Old Welsh Road. The road curves to the east and crosses into Lower Moreland Township . The road becomes Welsh Road again and widens to four lanes as it enters a mix of residential and commercial establishments in the community of Huntingdon Valley , crossing the Pennypack Trail at

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2610-555: The south end of the PA ;33 freeway near Easton . The freeway south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was planned to cost $ 68 million and be finished by 1975 while the part north of there was planned to be completed by 1985. However, this freeway was never built. Meanwhile, plans still existed to extend Woodhaven Road from Evans Street to the Montgomery County border at Philmont Avenue. This extension had been approved by

2668-403: The south. The road continues through a mix of residential and commercial development as it crosses Verree Road and PA 532 (Bustleton Avenue). East of PA 532, the route passes over CSX 's Trenton Subdivision railroad line and comes to an intersection with US 1 ( Roosevelt Boulevard ). PA 63 turns northeast and forms a concurrency with US 1 on Roosevelt Boulevard,

2726-459: The southwest ahead of a junction with US 202 Bus. (Dekalb Pike). A short distance after intersecting the US ;202 parkway and the southern terminus of the US 202 Parkway Trail , PA 63 forms the border between Montgomery Township to the northeast and Lower Gwynedd Township to the southwest. The road passes through a mix of residential and commercial development, widening into

2784-404: The southwest. The road heads through residential neighborhoods, crossing Orvilla Road. At the intersection with Squirrel Lane/Oak Boulevard, PA 63 briefly forms the border between the borough of Lansdale to the northeast and Towamencin Township to the southwest before fully entering Lansdale and becoming Main Street. The road passes a mix of homes and businesses, coming to a junction with

2842-526: The time of the Mills Corporation portfolio acquisition. In addition, all Simon branding and insignia (including the Simon logo and the 'A Simon Center' catchphrase) has been removed from all exterior signs and entrances, which further points to a change in the property's ownership. On Black Friday 2013 at around 2:30 AM, a fight broke out in the mall involving a taser gun and two women. Nobody

2900-404: The victim was reported to be in "stable condition" after being taken to a local hospital. Another one occurred on March 29, 2021 when a fight broke out in the mall's "Dining Pavilion" food court which resulted in a shooting, killing one person. The mall was placed on lockdown following the shooting. The stepson of a local detective was killed. Woodhaven Road What would become PA 63

2958-468: The wake of the George Floyd protests , police surrounded the areas of the mall and barricading it to prevent any looting or raids after it was learned that a group of people were planning to raid the mall. During early 2021, two shootings occurred in the mall. One of them occurred on February 7, 2021 when a 21 year old man was shot in the neck at around noon. The cause of the shooting was unknown and

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3016-494: Was called Franklin Mills, included a red kite with a lightning bolt on the right side and the string ending on the letter "A" of "FRANKLIN". The mall is separated by its four Neighborhoods: Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green, and has six main entries including its neighborhood color entries, plus Aqua at the Grand Court and the Orange entry in its Green Neighborhood near the former Steve & Barry's. There are also entries at either side of

3074-677: Was extended east to PA 532 in Philadelphia in 1928, following its current alignment between US 611 and Edge Hill Road in Willow Grove. From this intersection, the road followed Edge Hill Road and Terwood Road east before following Welsh Road to an intersection with PA 163 /PA 232 in Bethayres and following Philmont Avenue between PA 163/PA 232 and PA 532. By 1930, PA 63 had seven auxiliary routes: PA 163, PA 263 , PA 363, PA 463, PA 563, PA 663 , and PA 763 . PA 63

3132-411: Was injured however the two were kicked out of the mall shortly after security broke up the fight. In late 2016 in the wake of violent flash mobs happening around the country, one of them occurred in the mall on December 27, 2016 when a group of around 30 teens flash mobbed and started fights in the food court, reportedly attacking a police officer. Four teens ended up getting arrested. In May 2020, in

3190-527: Was moved to its current alignment between Willow Grove and Bethayres by 1940, with the former alignment of the route between these two points becoming a rerouted PA 163. Also by this time, PA 63 was rerouted to follow Byberry Road between Philmont Avenue and PA 532. By 1950, the PA 163 designation was removed from Edge Hill Road and Terwood Road. In 1954, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission planned

3248-499: Was originally designated as Legislative Route 198 in 1911, running from Green Lane to Northeast Philadelphia. When first designated, PA 63 ran from PA 29 in Green Lane east to US 611 (now PA 611) in Willow Grove, following its current alignment. In 1928, it was extended east to PA 532 in Northeast Philadelphia, following Edge Hill Road, Terwood Road, and Welsh Road to Bethayres , where

3306-583: Was rerouted to use Red Lion Road and US 1 between Philmont Avenue and Woodhaven Road instead of Byberry Road. The PA 63 freeway was at one time proposed to continue northwest from Northeast Philadelphia to the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) in Southampton . From here, the freeway would become known as the Cross County Expressway and serve the PA 611 corridor, utilizing the Doylestown Bypass as it continued north to

3364-669: Was the second built and formerly owned by the Mills Corporation and was managed by the Simon Property Group until September 2024. Along with the King of Prussia mall, Simon had control of Pennsylvania's two largest malls. On September 16, 2014, Simon Property Group renamed the mall from Franklin Mills to Philadelphia Mills. With 200 stores, Philadelphia Mills is currently the second largest shopping mall in Pennsylvania . The malls new owners JLL (company) renamed

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