The Shoppes at Gateway — Attraction in Springfield

The overall consensus here is the redesign remodel make over made it to the grave is as far as it got.Definitely no mall atmosphere stores are linked but not under a common roof sort a speak.One good thing I can think of off the top of my head is when shopping here I can get in and get out of the stores I only want to shop at without having to maneuver through a mall.I personally don't think this shopping center is tasteful however it does attract people who are into the middle of the road commercial mass produced food, movies,clothing,and much much more. It is a shopping center and not a mall however it boasts of Marshall and Ross stores,Kohl department store, Cabellas sporting goods , craft and hobby store , Target store,ULTA beauty and International Fitness Gym to name a few and then a plethora of quickie food to enjoy chains to your hearts content.There are many public restrooms throughout the center as well as being wheelchair accessible but I'm not so sure how friendly it would be traveling long distances to get from one place to another would be quite a task.One can easily see the Gateway Shopping Center from the street .There are no fees to park and lots of parking .There is little to no shade where parking is ,meaning no trees ,no cover, no parking structure . Its definitely a no frills place that's only redeeming virtue is the movie theater all across to the other side .It has many many many theaters with all the hippest coolest flicks out .They keep them coming all the time.Prices are standard for cinemas . Enjoy this cinema house clean easy to get around.Staff is always accommodating and courteous.The Gateway Center is freeway close and located in an area abundant with restaurants, stores ,entertainment...

This place used to be great, but since changing to an outdoor mall model (a very bad idea in a city where it rains and is cold most of the time) you won't find many shops of much interest and the environment at Gateway is very unpleasant, industrial feeling, and run down. The mall management kicked out (refused to renew or terminated early the leases) many of the best shops to make room for more outdoor anchors that don't fit well in this community anyway. The security staff is aloof, unhelpful, and looks like they need to wake up from their coma and get some better fitting uniforms, despite Gateway being a higher crime area. This seems to be possible because paying customers to Gateway mostly dried up during the year long construction project where they pretty much closed the place, forcing people to find new places to shop. The remodel was finished years ago and much of the mall still looks like it's either abandoned or under construction. I avoid going there anymore unless I have no choice. You're better off going to Valley River Center just a few minutes away in Eugene via Beltline. Far more shops, better shops, better selection, more comfortable atmosphere, and an overall better experience. They do have Cabela's, Target, Hobby Lobby, and a decent movie theater at Gateway, which is why I'd give them a single star instead of none. Without those few stores, which existed all but one before the remodel, there wouldn't be a reason for most people to ever go to Gateway Mall, aka The Shoppes at Gateway. I hope a new company buys it one day and brings it back to life after Rouse Properties killed it. It would be nice to have a real mall back in...

Few nice places to find a bite to eat when you don't feel like cooking. Great place to find gifts for almost anyone. --Update to my post Security is not polite they will just threaten to trespass you instead of even saying Hello first. I was sitting in a shady spot(almost 90 not nefarious) in the very un-used old sears parking lot eating a sandwich, had not even turned the car off. She rolled up behind me and flicked the lights on.. after a min i rolled my window down and motioned the security officer to come forward all they did was honk, i motioned again.. they pulled up rolled the window of the patrol truck down and proceeded to tell me i could not park "there" I said i am not parked the car is running ac is on ( unable to finish i just stopped in the shade to wolf down a sandwich on the way home.. that i purchased at the mall) then she just up and threatened to tress pass me. what do you say to that with a mouthful of mall food but ok) literally on my last two bites and she pulled IN front of me trying to obstruct me from leaving... really was just stopped there to stuff my face and go. have done the same thing many days over the last 35 years that the mall has been there. The mall management really needs to vet who the people they hire for security are. So rude right from the start, no can you please move somewhere else, just right to YOU KNOW I COULD...