Suburban Square

Project History
Suburban Square shopping center, located along Pennsylvania’s Main Line, opened for business in 1928. The center soon contained a Strawbridge and Clothier department store, and marked the first “suburban” location for a major retailer. Originally designed by Dreher and Churchman, the center shops share a uniform aesthetic. Unlike many other “malls” of the time, which consisted of one large building housing numerous shops, Suburban Square was modeled after a downtown street, and could be expanded by adding new streets and “blocks of merchants. Today, seventy five years after opening, Suburban Square is still expanding and improving.
Contractor
Schneider
Restorations
Newtown, PA
Premier Building
Restoration
ErdenHeim, PA
Distributor
TB Philly, Inc.
Phoenixville, PA
Owner/Property
Manager
Madison
Marquette
Washington, DC