Parkway Center Mall

Parkway Center Mall was a three-level shopping mall 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the Ridgemont neighborhood. It was situated between Mall Drive, McKinney Lane, Parkway Center Drive South and Interstate 376 in the city of Pittsburgh. The mall featured five anchors, including CompUSA, Eckerd, Giant Eagle, Kmart and Phar-Mor.
== History ==
On November 4, 1982, Parkway Center Mall officially opened to the public to serve the community of Green Tree and the city of Pittsburgh. Its original anchors included David Weis, Giant Eagle, Gold Circle, Thrift Drug and Zayre. Other tenants at the mall included Bling Kingdom, Chi-Chi's, Dollar Tree, Dressbarn, Famous Footwear, Hit or Miss, Joann Fabrics, KB Toys, National Record Mart, Payless ShoeSource, RadioShack, and Syms. An exit from Interstate 376 was built specifically to service the mall. In 1986, Gold Circle closed and was quickly converted into Kmart. Shortly thereafter, the foundation shifted, resulting a crack in the floor that ran the length of the store. 8-inch wide steel plates were used to cover it. In 1989, Zayre closed down. In 1990, David Weis closed, the space would get replaced by Phar-Mor in 1991. Also in 1990, Kaufmann's Clearance Center would open in the former Zayre space. In 1992, Kaufmann's Clearance Center closed, one-third of its space would then be converted into CompUSA the same year, Syms would then open in the other half in 1993. In 1997, Thrift Drug was converted into Eckerd.
== Decline ==
During the late 1990s, Parkway Center Mall began to see massive decline as stores kept relocating and they were bigger and better shopping centers in the Pittsburgh area. In 1999, the arcade and food court were closed, with the latter later converted to a dance studio and a drivers' license office. In 2002, Syms and Phar-Mor both closed, CompUSA would then relocate to Robinson Town Centre in Robinson Township. By 2006, Parkway Center was largely vacant, with all tenants consolidated to the second floor after the first and third floors were closed to traffic. The mall building also had foundation issues that caused it to shake as the building settled on the fill dirt on which it was built. In 2013, Kmart would close causing the mall to decline worse then ever, after this closure, the last remaining tenants were shuttered or relocated within a month, including GNC, a sports apparel store, a nail salon, a martial arts studio, and an optician.
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Malls in Pennsylvania
Category:Pittsburgh Area Malls
Category:Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Category:Demolished Malls
Category:Defunct malls
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Category:Malls that opened in 1982
Category:Former Kmart-anchored Malls
Category:Giant Eagle-anchored Malls
Category:Former Phar-Mor-anchored Malls
Category:Former CompUSA-anchored Malls
Category:Former Eckerd-anchored Malls
Category:Former David Weis-anchored Malls
Category:Former Gold Circle-anchored Malls
Category:Former Thrift Drug-anchored Malls
Category:Former Zayre-anchored Malls
Category:Former Kaufmann's Clearance Center-anchored Malls