Slide Title
Preview
Date
10-1-1970
Description
Willingboro Plaza was a 614,000-square-foot regional shopping center, built as a centerpiece of the city. The plaza was completed in 1967 but by the late 70s, the completion of a section of Interstate 295 through Burlington County and the Burlington Center Mall pulled commerce away, contributing to its downfall.
Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Building Type
Mall
Building Style
New Urbanism
Subject Headings
Suburbs -- New Jersey -- Willingboro; Cities and towns -- Growth; Plazas -- New Jersey -- Willingboro; Shopping malls -- New Jersey -- Willingboro; Urban development -- New Jersey -- Willingboro
Country Name
United States
Region Name
New Jersey
City Name
Willingboro Township
Street Address
89 Somerset Dr
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Willingboro Plaza (1 of 4)" (1970). Smolski Images. 1044.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1044
Keywords
malls, plazas, shopping malls, suburban culture, suburban sprawl, commerce
Notes
"Willingboro Town Center." New Jersey Future, 2016, www.njfuture.org/smart-growth-101/smart-growth-awards/2002-award/renewal-realty/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2016. "New Jersey's Levittown Plaza." Mall Hall of Fame, Oct. 2009, www.mall-hall-of-fame.blogspot.com/2009_10_01_archive.html. Accessed 24 Feb. 2016. Garbarine, Rachelle. "In the Region/New Jersey; Failed Shopping Plaza Becoming a Town Center." The New York Times, 20 Dec. 1998, www.nytimes.com/1998/12/20/realestate/in-the-region-new-jersey-failed-shopping-plaza-becoming-a-town-center.html. Accessed 24 Feb. 2016.