# Echelon Airfield

Voorhees Township, NJ · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-a6cdb9d372` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/nj/voorhees-township-echelon-airfield/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-a6cdb9d372.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-a6cdb9d372.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-a6cdb9d372

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | civic, housing, office, retail | none |
| What is there now | Echelon Mall / Voorhees Town Center, apartments, condominiums, single-family homes, office space, YMCA, Camden County Library | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1944 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1965 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1969 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 200.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Rogers and Jeannette Smith | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Echelon Mall, Inc., a subsidiary of The Rouse Company | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- Echelon Mall, Inc., a subsidiary of The Rouse Company — developer (1969–)

## Timeline

- 1939: Farmland bought for airfield
- 1944: Airfield incorporated
- 1944: Opened
- 1965: Airfield closed
- 1965: Closed
- 1969: Groundbreaking for Echelon Mall
- 1969: Retrofit: redevelop
- 1970: Echelon Mall opened

## Sources

- Voorhees Town Center — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voorhees_Town_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Echelon Airfield, Voorhees Township, NJ." Record n-a6cdb9d372, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/nj/voorhees-township-echelon-airfield/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_voorheestownshipechelonairfield,
  title = {Echelon Airfield, Voorhees Township, NJ},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/nj/voorhees-township-echelon-airfield/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-a6cdb9d372, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.