The Southland Theatres 1 & 2 was the first cinematic venue to operate at the SOUTHLAND mall. The twin venue showed first features in October 1970.
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METRO *Prince George's Plaza *Wheaton Plaza *Iverson Mall *Montgomery Mall *White Flint MASSACHUSETTS: BOSTON *Shoppers' World *Northshore Center *South Shore Plaza *Westgate Shoppers' Park / Westgate Mall *Natick Mall / Natick Collection *Route 30 Mall *Liberty Tree Mall *Natick Towne Mall / Cloverleaf Mall *Framingham Mall SPRINGFIELD *Eastfield Mall MICHIGAN: *Frandor Center, Lansing *Rogers Plaza, Wyoming *Eastbrook Mall, Grand Rapids *Genesee Valley Center, Genesee County DETROIT *Northland Center, Southfield *Eastland Center, Harper Woods *Wonderland Center, Livonia *Pontiac Mall, Oakland County *Westland Center, Westland *Southland Center, Taylor *Fairlane Town Center, Dearborn *Twelve Oaks Mall, Novi MINNESOTA: TWIN CITIES *Southdale Center, Edina *Apache Plaza, St. Anthony *Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center *Rosedale Center, Roseville *IDS Center Crystal Court, Minneapolis *Ridgedale Center, Minnetonka ROCHESTER *Apache Mall MISSISSIPPI: BILOXI *Edgewater Plaza JACKSON *Metrocenter MISSOURI: *Capital Mall, Jefferson City *Biscayne Mall, Columbia SAINT LOUIS *Northland Center *Crestwood Plaza *River Roads Center *South County Center *Northwest Plaza *Jamestown Mall KANSAS CITY *Antioch Center *Blue Ridge Mall *Ward Parkway Center MONTANA: *West Park Plaza, Billings *Holiday Village Center, Great Falls *Capital Hill Center, Helena *Rimrock Mall, Billings NEBRASKA: *The Center, Omaha *Crossroads Center, Omaha *Gateway Center, Lincoln *Westroads Center, Omaha *Conestoga Mall, Grand Island NEVADA: LAS VEGAS *Charleston Plaza *The Boulevard CARSON CITY *Carson Mall RENO *Park Lane Centre NEW HAMPSHIRE: *Nashua Mall, Nashua *Belknap Mall, Belmont *Newington Mall, Newington *The Mall of New Hampshire, Manchester NEW JERSEY: NEW YORK CITY METRO *Garden State Plaza *Bergen Mall *Monmouth Mall *Paramus Park Mall PHILADELPHIA METRO *Levittown Plaza (Willingboro Plaza) *Cherry Hill Center *Black Horse Pike Center *Moorestown Mall TRENTON *Quaker Bridge Mall PRINCETON *Princeton Center NEW MEXICO: *Winrock Center, Albuquerque *Coronado Center, Albuquerque * Loretto de las Cruces Center, Las Cruces *The Mall / Wyoming Mall, Albuquerque *Devargas Center (Mall), Santa Fe NEW YORK: ALBANY *Latham Corners Center / Latham Circle Mall *Colonie Center BUFFALO *Thruway Plaza / Thruway Mall *Boulevard Mall *Eastern Hills Mall NEW YORK CITY PROPER *Kings Plaza *Staten Island Mall *Queens Center NEW YORK CITY AREA *North Shore Shopping Mart *Levittown Center *Cross County Center *Roosevelt Field Center *Green Acres Center *Mid-Island Shopping Plaza *Walt Whitman Center *South Shore Mall PLATTSBURGH *Pyramid Mall ROCHESTER *Midtown Plaza *Greecetown Mall *Long Ridge Mall *Mall At Greece Ridge Center SYRACUSE *DeWitt ShoppingTown NORTH CAROLINA: *Charlottetown Mall, Charlotte *Southpark, Charlotte *Crabtree Valley Mall, Raleigh *Four Seasons Mall, Greensboro *Asheville Mall, Asheville *Long Leaf Mall, Wilmington NORTH DAKOTA: *Arrowhead Center, Minot *South Forks Plaza, Grand Forks *Kirkwood Plaza, Bismarck *West Acres Center, Fargo *Columbia Mall, Grand Forks *Gateway Mall, Bismarck OHIO: AKRON *Summit Mall *Chapel Hill Mall *Rolling Acres Mall CANTON *Mellett Mall *Belden Village Mall CINCINNATI *Swifton Center *Kenwood Plaza *Tri-County Center *Western Woods Mall *Kenwood Mall *Beechmont Mall *Northgate Mall CLEVELAND *Westgate Center *Parmatown Center *Great Lakes Mall *Severance Center *Great Northern Mall *Randall Park Mall COLUMBUS *Town & Country Drive-In Shopping Center *Northland Center *Eastland Mall *Westland Mall DAYTON *Hills & Dales Center *Salem Mall *Dayton Mall LIMA *Lima Mall MIDDLETOWN / FRANKLIN *Middletown Mall *Towne Mall TOLEDO *Woodville Mall *Franklin Park Mall *Southwyck Center YOUNGSTOWN *Southern Park Mall OKLAHOMA: *Utica Square, Tulsa *Penn Square Center, Oklahoma City *Woodland Hills Mall, Tulsa OREGON: *Lloyd Center, Portland *Eastport Plaza, Portland *Mall 205, Portland *Washington Square Mall, Tigard *Valley River Center, Eugene *Nordstrom Mall / Salem Center, Salem PENNSYLVANIA: *Fairlane Village Mall, Schuylkill County ERIE *Millcreek Mall HARRISBURG *Capital City Mall JOHNSTOWN *Richland Mall LANCASTER *Park City Mall PHILADELPHIA *Levittown Shop-A-Rama *King Of Prussia Plaza *Plymouth Meeting Mall *The Gallery At Market East PITTSBURGH *Monroeville Mall *Northway Mall *South Hills Village *Greengate Mall *Century III Mall READING *Berkshire Mall RHODE ISLAND: *Midland Mall, Warwick *Warwick Mall, Warwick SOUTH CAROLINA: *Richland Mall, Forest Acres *McAlister Square, Greenville *Dutch Square Center, Richland County *Ashley Plaza Mall, Charleston *Westgate Mall, Spartanburg *Charles Towne Square, North Charleston SOUTH DAKOTA: *Super City Center, Aberdeen *Western Mall, Sioux Falls *Sioux Empire Plaza, Sioux Falls *Pierre Mall, Pierre *Rushmore Mall, Rapid City TENNESSEE: *The Village, Cleveland CHATTANOOGA *Eastgate Center *Northgate Mall KNOXVILLE *West Town Mall *Oak Ridge Mall, Oak Ridge MEMPHIS *Poplar-Highland Plaza *Southland Mall *Raleigh Springs Mall NASHVILLE *Harding Mall *100 Oaks Mall TEXAS: *Sunset Center, Amarillo *Sher-Den Mall, Sherman-Denison *Manor East Mall, Bryan *El Centro Mall, Pharr *Mall Del Norte, Laredo AUSTIN *Hancock Center *Highland Mall DALLAS-FT. WORTH *A. Harris-Oak Cliff Center *Big Town Mall *Seminary South Center *NorthPark Center *North East Mall *Irving Mall *Forum 303 Mall *Hulen Mall EL PASO *Northgate Center *Bassett Center HOUSTON *Gulfgate Shopping City *Meyerland Plaza *Sharpstown Mall *Northline Shopping City *Memorial Shopping City *Northwest Mall *The Galleria SAN ANTONIO *Wonderland Shopping City *North Star Mall UTAH: *Cottonwood Mall, Holladay *Valley Fair Mall, West Valley City *Fashion Place, Murray *ZCMI Center, Salt Lake City *Crossroads Plaza, Salt Lake City VERMONT: *Green Mountain Mall, St. Johnsbury *Rutland Mall, Rutland County *University Mall, South Burlington VIRGINIA: RICHMOND *Azalea Mall *Walnut Mall *Cloverleaf Mall ROANOKE *The Crossroads *Tanglewood Mall HAMPTON ROADS AREA *Pembroke Mall, Virginia Beach *Military Circle Mall, Norfolk WASHINGTON, DC METRO *Parkington Center *Seven Corners Center *Landmark Center *Tysons Corner Center *Crystal City Malls WASHINGTON: OLYMPIA *Capital Mall PORTLAND, OREGON METRO*Vancouver Mall, Vancouver SEATTLE *Bellevue Square *Northgate Center *Aurora Village Mall *Tacoma Mall *Southcenter Mall *Alderwood Mall SPOKANE *NorthTown Center WEST VIRGINIA: *Middletown Mall, Marion County *Grand Central Mall, Vienna *Raleigh Mall, Beckley WISCONSIN: APPLETON *Valley Fair Center GREEN BAY *Port Plaza MADISON *Hilldale Center MILWAUKEE *Southgate Center *Capitol Court Center *Mayfair Center *Brookfield Square WYOMING: *White Mountain Mall, Rock Springs
A high-definition Complete Plan shows all of the center's stores and services, as of November 1962. The complex was an expansion of the circa-1953 McKNIGHT SHOPPING CENTER, which is shown in dark gray. NORTHWAY MALL encompassed 2 levels. The original strip center comprised the McKnight Level. The new enclosed concourse above it was known as the Upper Mall Level.
McKNIGHT SHOPPING CENTER TENANTS 1953:
A & P supermarket / F.W. WOOLWORTH (with luncheonette) / THRIFT DRUGS (with luncheonette) / Arrow Cleaners / Colonial Trust Bank / Damis & Santini Jewelers / Foley's Restaurant / George Barbarita's Shoe Repair / Glo-Ran Pet Supply / Gulf Service Station (outparcel) / Heintzelman's Gourmet / Korinis Candy / McKnight Center Barber Shop / McKnight Realty Company / Parkway Hardware / Rabold Bakery / Van Elle Children's Shop / Wlodek Meat Market
NORTHWAY MALL TENANTS 1962:
JOSEPH HORNE COMPANY (with Budget Store and Antoine and American Beauty Salons) / A & P supermarket / F.W. WOOLWORTH (with luncheonette) / G.C. MURPHY (with luncheonette) / Allegheny Valley Typewriter / Allioto's Produce / Arrow Cleaners / Baker's Shoes / Barkus Bakery / A.S. Beck Shoes / Best Jewelers / The Card Mart / Carole Ann Shop / Dimling's Candy / East Park Savings & Loan Association / Equitable Gas Company / Evie's Beauty Salon / Fashion Hosiery Shops / Florsheim Shoes / Glo-Ran Pet Supply / Gulf Oil (outparcel) / Heintzelman's Gourmet / Hughes & Hatcher men's wear / Isaly's Ice Cream & Delicatessen / Jayson's Men's Store / Jim's Shoe Repair / Kamp's Shoes / Kinney Shoes / Korinis Candy / Lane Bryant ladies' wear / Loft's Candies / Ludwig Florist / Marianne Shop ladies' wear / Maxine's House of Fashion ladies' wear / Miles Tweed Shop / National Record Mart / Anthony La Rocca Barber Shop / Northway Community Hall / Northway Mall Medical Offices / Northway Optometrist / Northway Sports Center / Parklane Hosiery / Parkway Hardware / Pittsburgh National Bank / Rabold Bakery / Rapson's Cravats / Rattner's ladies' wear / Red Coach Restaurant (with Tree Top Lounge) / Reizenstein's / Ritz Camera Center / Santini Jewelers / Sherwin-Williams Paints / Singer Sewing Center / Standard Sportswear / Steele's Shoes / Thrift Drugs / Tiffen Lounge / Waldenbooks / Wlodek Meats / Yamron's / Young Vogue
The South Court on the Upper Mall Level of NORTHWAY doubles as a ballroom for a 1964 party.
Photo from www.shoppesatnorthway.com
Another vintage view of the South Court, taken from a different vantage point...and also in full color. Here we see the Horne's mallway entrance and some of the lush, tropical landscaping that became a trademark of enclosed malls built by the James W. Rouse Company in the 1960s.
Photo from Wonday Film Services, Incorporated
Isaly's Ice Cream & Delicatessen, with its Mondrian-inspired storefront. It was one of twenty-eight original McKnight Level tenants.
Photo from www.shoppesatnorthway.com
The South Court is decorated for the yuletide season in this snapshot.
Photo from http://www.shoppesatnorthway.com
A 1970s view of the Woolworth's 5 & 10, a tenant of the Upper Mall Level. It was one of two 2-level retail stores in the shopping hub; the other being Joseph Horne Company.
Photo from www.shoppesatnorthway.com
The NORTHWAY A & P. A part of the original 1950s strip center, the grocery closed in the late '70s. It was replaced by Herman's World of Sporting Goods (1979-1994) and then Borders Books (1995-2011).
Photo from www.shoppesatnorthway.com
By the time of a circa-1995 layout, NORTHWAY MALL had been renovated twice. The first redo, a response to the opening of the too-close-for-comfort ROSS PARK MALL, was done in 1987-'88. It created a 2-level Atrium and installed an 8-plex cinema. A second remodeling, done in 1994-'95, reworked the Upper Level concourse, adding a new entry hall. Dick's, Borders, Marshalls and Old Navy stores joined the tenant list.
In late 2005, a new mall moniker and trademark debuted...SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY.
Graphic from www.shoppesatnorthway.com
A third mall makeover was done in 2007-2008. Half of the Upper Level was demolished, opening stores to the rear (upper level) parking area. The remodeling failed to bring a retail resuscitation. By the end of 2008, Old Navy, Dress Barn and Value City had closed.
The McKnight Road facade of the Dick's-Value City structure. In the 1962 mall, this building housed a Joseph Horne Company anchor store.
Photo from http://www.bridgespbt.com / Bridges Construction
The Main Entrance of SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY, which also faced McKnight Road. Its doors provided access to the lower level of the mall's Atrium.
Photo from http://www.bridgespbt.com / Bridges Construction
An interior view of SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY. The upper floor of the Atrium seen here was originally the South Court in the old NORTHWAY MALL. The lower floor housed a Horne's Budget Store.
Photo from Wikipedia / "Ragesoss"
Germany's Aldi chain opened a freestanding discount grocery store at THE SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY in November 2007.
Photo from www.sirfullerblogspot.com
Plans for a massive redevelopment of the struggling SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY were underway by early 2015. A new name (the fourth for the shopping hub) was bestowed in March. The new and improved "upscale hybrid center" would be known as THE BLOCK NORTHWAY.
Graphic from http://theblocknorthway.com
Nordstrom Rack dedicated their THE BLOCK NORTHWAY store in August 2016.
Drawing from http://lrcrealty.com / LRC Realty
The Container store followed, with its debut taking place in the following October.
Drawing from http://lrcrealty.com / LRC Realty
A rendering of the South Concourse at the new NORTHWAY. This enclosed section is a redress of the circa-1962 South Court (which was known as the Atrium in later incarnations of the shopping hub). Today, the area is flanked by stores and services such as DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse) and Dave & Buster's Grand Sports Cafe.
Drawing from http://lrcrealty.com / LRC Realty
Lastly, we have a physical layout of the reconfigured retail facility. Actually, a great deal of the old mall still exists, but much has been gutted and rebuilt. Original sections are shown in black, with newly-constructed structures indicated in light gray.
McKnight Road / US 19 and Babcock Boulevard
Allegheny County (Ross Township), Pennsylvania
The first fully-enclosed shopping mall in the Keystone State was built on a 29 acre plot, located 7.5 miles north of Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle. The complex started out as the McKNIGHT SHOPPING CENTER, a single-level (55,000 square foot) strip plaza of seventeen stores, which opened for business December 10, 1953.
In the early 1960s, Maryland's James W. Rouse Company purchased the strip center, renovated it, and added a fully-enclosed upper level. Designed by Victor Gruen Associates, Karl O. Van Leuven and Flannery & Associates, the 10 million dollar NORTHWAY MALL encompassed 394,000 leasable square feet. There were sixty-four store spaces and seven retail kiosks.
The complex was officially dedicated August 1, 1962, with Governor David L. Lawrence (D) cutting the ceremonial ribbon. NORTHWAY MALL, which featured the nation's third glass elevator, was anchored by a 2-level (170,000 square foot), Pittsburgh-based Joseph Horne Company. This operation, the fifth branch in the chain, stood on the south end of the mall and included a 20,000 square foot Budget Store.
Three tenants in the original strip center, F.W. Woolworth, Thrift Drugs and Evie's Beauty Salon, moved into larger quarters in the newly-constructed mall. The existing A & P was expanded and throroughly renovated. New stores in the NORTHWAY complex included National Record Mart, Parklane Hosiery, Hughes & Hatcher and a G.C. Murphy 5 & 10. The enclosed shopping concourse was landscaped with tropical foliage, which included tufted fishtail palms, India rubber trees, lady finger banana trees, fig vines and pygmy date palms.
NORTHWAY was the premier shopping center in Pittsburgh's "North Hills" area for several years. Its first commercial competition came when NORTH HILLS VILLAGE {.9 miles south} was rebuilt as an enclosed mall in 1976. In 1986, ROSS PARK MALL {.7 miles southwest} opened, which was a 1.2 million square foot, superregional center.
As its first competitive measure, NORTHWAY MALL was given a face lift in 1979, which included new wooden paneling and interior landscaping. The A & P supermarket space, vacated in the spring of 1979, was rebuilt as a Carteret, New Jersey-based Herman's World of Sporting Goods. This store opened for business October 31 of the same year.
Horne's downsized into a lower level Home Store in 1986. This was shuttered in mid-1987. By this time, the mall was in decline. A new owner, the Dallas-based Southwest Corporation, embarked on a major renovation of the structure, which was completed -and dedicated- October 9, 1987.
The South Court had been opened up to the floor below, which had originally contained the Horne's Budget Store. A 2-level Atrium was created. The G.C. Murphy space, vacated in December 1985, became the National Amusements Super Saver Cinemas 8. Its first features were shown on April 1, 1988. The movie house was renamed Northway Mall Cinemas 8 in November 2001.
Meanwhile, the upper level of the old Horne's opened, as a (77,000 square foot), Erie, Pennsylvania-based Dahlkemper's Catalog Showroom, on October 9, 1987. The lower level became a (73,000 square foot), Columbus, Ohio-based Value City, which was dedicated November 25, 1988. The shopping hub now encompassed ninety stores and services.
A 2-level space at the front of the mall, originally leased as a Red Coach Restaurant and cocktail lounge, was rebuilt into an office level mezzanine and 7-bay Food Court in 1990. The original eateries were China Fan, Rax Roast Beef, The Covered Wagon, Chicken & Fries, Greek Deli and Mama Lucia's Pizzaria (a 1974 tenant that had relocated from a store on the mall's McKnight Level).
F.W. Woolworth, which had operated at the mall site since 1953, shuttered their store in January 1991. The building would sit vacant for 5 years. Herman's World Of Sporting Goods and Dahlkemper's folded in 1993. In June of that year, a 13.5 million dollar renovation was announced. The empty Dahlkempers became a Dick's Sporting Goods in March 1994, with the vacant Herman's, on the Lower (McKnight) Level, being expanded into adjacent space. A Borders Books was dedicated April 21, 1995.
As these stores were established, the Upper Level mallway was being reconfigured. A new entry was cut through the existing Super Saver Cinemas and the vacant Woolworth was retenanted by a Mass-based Marshalls. This store welcomed its first shoppers in 1994. A mall corridor was also cut through previously existing store space adjacent to Marshalls. A new escalator linked this corridor with the Lower Level of the shopping hub. The renovated mall was officially re-dedicated May 4, 1995.
At the same time, the shopping complex was sold to Dallas-based MacNeil Real Estate. They flipped the property, with the Dallas-based Archon Group assuming ownership in May of the year 2000. Only 5 months later, the mall was sold again. The buyer, known as Northway Limited Partners, was a joint venture of Pittsburgh's John McKinney and John Zemet.
At the turn of the century, the mall was still in a downward spiral that renovations in the late 1980s and mid-1990s had failed to reverse. It was decided to go with the current trend in retail and perform a partial demalling. A new name, SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY, was bestowed in late 2005, with demolition work getting underway in early 2007.
The cinema, shuttered in January, was demolished, along with twelve adjacent stores on the Upper Level. In all, 58,000 square feet were demolished, with remaining stores opened to the adjacent (upper level) parking lot. New tenants were signed, such as Shoe Carnival, Home Styles & More and The Kid Company, a family play center. A (17,300 square foot) Aldi discount grocery opened, as a freestanding structure, November 8, 2007.
Unfortunately, The Great Recession set in just as the renovation of the shopping hub was being completed. Value City, Old Navy, The Kid Company and Dress Barn were out of business by late 2008. Borders Books bit the dust September 13, 2011.
A new power center in the vicinity exacerbated the decline of SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY. The first phase of McCANDLESS CROSSING {1.1 mile north, in Allegheny County} was dedicated in November 2010. The new shopping venue eventually snatched the primary anchor of SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY. Dick's Sporting Goods shut its doors April 8, 2014.
Meanwhile, in early 2012, Northway LP defaulted on their mall loan. The complex was bought out of bankruptcy in December 2012. Its new owner, Akron, Ohio's LRC Realty, acquired an adjacent property (formerly an elementary school) and were working on incorporating it into the plan for a renewed shopping hub, to be known as NORTHWAY COLLECTION.
In March 2015, an alternate name, THE BLOCK NORTHWAY, was announced. Rumor had it that Washington State's Costco was coming on board, but this didn't pan out. However, Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off Fifth and The Container Store were eventually confirmed as future tenants of the prospective 467,800 square foot "upscale hybrid center."
Retail space on the north end of the mall was demolished. Newly-built stores included a 2-level (40,300 square foot) Nordstrom Rack, dedicated on August 26, 2016 and (24,300 square foot) Container Store, which began business October 13 of the same year. PetSmart also relocated into a (14,100 square foot) structure.
Other sections of the mall were gutted and substantially rebuilt. Saks Off Fifth set up shop in a 2-level (36,000 square foot) store, which opened October 3, 2016. Marshalls renovated their existing location. An (18,400 square foot) DSW was also installed in existing space. The old Horne's store was gutted and reconfigured. A 100-space parking deck was created on the lower level, along with spaces for Bassett Furniture, Kirkland's and Core Life Eatery. The upper level was sectioned into six spaces, with one being a (40,000 square foot) Dave & Buster's Grand Sports Cafe.
Completing the NORTHWAY refurbishment was an 11,600 square foot strip plaza, built in the upper level parking lot next to Aldi. This structure housed stores and services such as Cyclebar, Piada Italian Street Food and Jason's Deli. These were in business by October 2017.
Sources:
The Pittsburgh Post
In the early 1960s, Maryland's James W. Rouse Company purchased the strip center, renovated it, and added a fully-enclosed upper level. Designed by Victor Gruen Associates, Karl O. Van Leuven and Flannery & Associates, the 10 million dollar NORTHWAY MALL encompassed 394,000 leasable square feet. There were sixty-four store spaces and seven retail kiosks.
The complex was officially dedicated August 1, 1962, with Governor David L. Lawrence (D) cutting the ceremonial ribbon. NORTHWAY MALL, which featured the nation's third glass elevator, was anchored by a 2-level (170,000 square foot), Pittsburgh-based Joseph Horne Company. This operation, the fifth branch in the chain, stood on the south end of the mall and included a 20,000 square foot Budget Store.
Three tenants in the original strip center, F.W. Woolworth, Thrift Drugs and Evie's Beauty Salon, moved into larger quarters in the newly-constructed mall. The existing A & P was expanded and throroughly renovated. New stores in the NORTHWAY complex included National Record Mart, Parklane Hosiery, Hughes & Hatcher and a G.C. Murphy 5 & 10. The enclosed shopping concourse was landscaped with tropical foliage, which included tufted fishtail palms, India rubber trees, lady finger banana trees, fig vines and pygmy date palms.
NORTHWAY was the premier shopping center in Pittsburgh's "North Hills" area for several years. Its first commercial competition came when NORTH HILLS VILLAGE {.9 miles south} was rebuilt as an enclosed mall in 1976. In 1986, ROSS PARK MALL {.7 miles southwest} opened, which was a 1.2 million square foot, superregional center.
As its first competitive measure, NORTHWAY MALL was given a face lift in 1979, which included new wooden paneling and interior landscaping. The A & P supermarket space, vacated in the spring of 1979, was rebuilt as a Carteret, New Jersey-based Herman's World of Sporting Goods. This store opened for business October 31 of the same year.
Horne's downsized into a lower level Home Store in 1986. This was shuttered in mid-1987. By this time, the mall was in decline. A new owner, the Dallas-based Southwest Corporation, embarked on a major renovation of the structure, which was completed -and dedicated- October 9, 1987.
The South Court had been opened up to the floor below, which had originally contained the Horne's Budget Store. A 2-level Atrium was created. The G.C. Murphy space, vacated in December 1985, became the National Amusements Super Saver Cinemas 8. Its first features were shown on April 1, 1988. The movie house was renamed Northway Mall Cinemas 8 in November 2001.
Meanwhile, the upper level of the old Horne's opened, as a (77,000 square foot), Erie, Pennsylvania-based Dahlkemper's Catalog Showroom, on October 9, 1987. The lower level became a (73,000 square foot), Columbus, Ohio-based Value City, which was dedicated November 25, 1988. The shopping hub now encompassed ninety stores and services.
A 2-level space at the front of the mall, originally leased as a Red Coach Restaurant and cocktail lounge, was rebuilt into an office level mezzanine and 7-bay Food Court in 1990. The original eateries were China Fan, Rax Roast Beef, The Covered Wagon, Chicken & Fries, Greek Deli and Mama Lucia's Pizzaria (a 1974 tenant that had relocated from a store on the mall's McKnight Level).
F.W. Woolworth, which had operated at the mall site since 1953, shuttered their store in January 1991. The building would sit vacant for 5 years. Herman's World Of Sporting Goods and Dahlkemper's folded in 1993. In June of that year, a 13.5 million dollar renovation was announced. The empty Dahlkempers became a Dick's Sporting Goods in March 1994, with the vacant Herman's, on the Lower (McKnight) Level, being expanded into adjacent space. A Borders Books was dedicated April 21, 1995.
As these stores were established, the Upper Level mallway was being reconfigured. A new entry was cut through the existing Super Saver Cinemas and the vacant Woolworth was retenanted by a Mass-based Marshalls. This store welcomed its first shoppers in 1994. A mall corridor was also cut through previously existing store space adjacent to Marshalls. A new escalator linked this corridor with the Lower Level of the shopping hub. The renovated mall was officially re-dedicated May 4, 1995.
At the same time, the shopping complex was sold to Dallas-based MacNeil Real Estate. They flipped the property, with the Dallas-based Archon Group assuming ownership in May of the year 2000. Only 5 months later, the mall was sold again. The buyer, known as Northway Limited Partners, was a joint venture of Pittsburgh's John McKinney and John Zemet.
At the turn of the century, the mall was still in a downward spiral that renovations in the late 1980s and mid-1990s had failed to reverse. It was decided to go with the current trend in retail and perform a partial demalling. A new name, SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY, was bestowed in late 2005, with demolition work getting underway in early 2007.
The cinema, shuttered in January, was demolished, along with twelve adjacent stores on the Upper Level. In all, 58,000 square feet were demolished, with remaining stores opened to the adjacent (upper level) parking lot. New tenants were signed, such as Shoe Carnival, Home Styles & More and The Kid Company, a family play center. A (17,300 square foot) Aldi discount grocery opened, as a freestanding structure, November 8, 2007.
Unfortunately, The Great Recession set in just as the renovation of the shopping hub was being completed. Value City, Old Navy, The Kid Company and Dress Barn were out of business by late 2008. Borders Books bit the dust September 13, 2011.
A new power center in the vicinity exacerbated the decline of SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY. The first phase of McCANDLESS CROSSING {1.1 mile north, in Allegheny County} was dedicated in November 2010. The new shopping venue eventually snatched the primary anchor of SHOPPES AT NORTHWAY. Dick's Sporting Goods shut its doors April 8, 2014.
Meanwhile, in early 2012, Northway LP defaulted on their mall loan. The complex was bought out of bankruptcy in December 2012. Its new owner, Akron, Ohio's LRC Realty, acquired an adjacent property (formerly an elementary school) and were working on incorporating it into the plan for a renewed shopping hub, to be known as NORTHWAY COLLECTION.
In March 2015, an alternate name, THE BLOCK NORTHWAY, was announced. Rumor had it that Washington State's Costco was coming on board, but this didn't pan out. However, Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off Fifth and The Container Store were eventually confirmed as future tenants of the prospective 467,800 square foot "upscale hybrid center."
Retail space on the north end of the mall was demolished. Newly-built stores included a 2-level (40,300 square foot) Nordstrom Rack, dedicated on August 26, 2016 and (24,300 square foot) Container Store, which began business October 13 of the same year. PetSmart also relocated into a (14,100 square foot) structure.
Other sections of the mall were gutted and substantially rebuilt. Saks Off Fifth set up shop in a 2-level (36,000 square foot) store, which opened October 3, 2016. Marshalls renovated their existing location. An (18,400 square foot) DSW was also installed in existing space. The old Horne's store was gutted and reconfigured. A 100-space parking deck was created on the lower level, along with spaces for Bassett Furniture, Kirkland's and Core Life Eatery. The upper level was sectioned into six spaces, with one being a (40,000 square foot) Dave & Buster's Grand Sports Cafe.
Completing the NORTHWAY refurbishment was an 11,600 square foot strip plaza, built in the upper level parking lot next to Aldi. This structure housed stores and services such as Cyclebar, Piada Italian Street Food and Jason's Deli. These were in business by October 2017.
Sources:
The Pittsburgh Post
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.mckinneyproperties.com
http://shoppesatnorthway.com
http://www.mckinneyproperties.com
http://shoppesatnorthway.com
http://cranberry.patch.com/articles/nearby-connection-the-key-to-redeveloping-northway-mall
http://theblocknorthway.com
http://www.upgruv.com
http://theblocknorthway.com
http://www.upgruv.com
"Northway Mall" article on Wikipedia
"Joseph Horne Company" article on Wikipedia
"Ross Park Mall" article on Wikipedia
"Dahlkemper's" article on Wikipedia
"Joseph Horne Company" article on Wikipedia
"Ross Park Mall" article on Wikipedia
"Dahlkemper's" article on Wikipedia
Pittsburgh's South Hills Village
The original -circa-1965- trademark for SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE. At the time of its official dedication, in July 1965, the 1,137,000 square foot, fully-enclosed complex was one of the largest interior malls in the nation.
The original -circa-1965- trademark for SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE. At the time of its official dedication, in July 1965, the 1,137,000 square foot, fully-enclosed complex was one of the largest interior malls in the nation.
Graphic from Don-Mark Realty / Oxford Development
A rendering of Center Court in Greater Pittsburgh's shiny new shopper's city. Its fully-enclosed mallway was landscaped with towering Royal Palm trees and included several fountains and reflecting pools. There were also a multilevel bird aviary and simulated "Wonderfall" fountain.
Drawing from DonMark Realty / Oxford Development
Promoted as "more beautiful, more resplendent, more elegant than anything you could imagine," the double-decked shopping complex was also hailed as a "miracle of modern retailing." It originally housed eighty-two stores and services, including Hughes & Hatcher, Lerner Shops, a 1-level F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10 and two supermarkets. The ample parking area had spaces for nearly 8,000 autos.
SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE TENANTS 1965:
JOSEPH HORNE COMPANY (with freestanding Tire Center) / GIMBELS-PITTSBURGH (with freestanding Tire Center) / SEARS (with Coffee Shop and freestanding Auto Center) / A & P supermarket (outparcel) / GIANT EAGLE supermarket (outparcel) / F.W. WOOLWORTH (with Harvest House Cafeteria and Village Grill) / Ames Joyce Red Cross Shoes / Angus Pet Shop / Bailey, Banks & Biddle Jewelers / Baker's Shoes / Block's ladies' wear / Bond Clothes / Byers Children's Shop / B-G Restaurant / Camera & Card Shop / Carole Ann Shop ladies' wear / Chandler's Shoes / Charles The Cobbler / Children's World / Coventry, Limited / DeRoy Jewelers / Dimling's Candy / Don Mark Realty / Emil's Barber Shop / Ernie's Delicatessen / Fabric Tree / Fanny Farmer Candies / Fashion Hosiery Shop / Ferry Electric / Florsheim Shoes / Foxwood Casuals / Frothey's Beer Mart / GNC / Hanover Shoes / House of Wine / Hughes & Hatcher / International Art Gallery / International Gifts, Incorporated / Isaly's Ice Cream & Delicatessen / Jack Dandy Ties / Jenny Lee Bakery / Joel's Hairstyling Salon / Kamp's Shoes / Kard Korner / Kardon Shoes / Kinney Shoes / Lane Bryant ladies' wear / Lerner Shops / Maggi's / Maxine's House of Fashion / Max Azen's / May Stern & Company Furniture / Meder & Associates / Miller's Fashions / National Men's Store / National Record Mart / Page Boy Maternity Shop / Parklane Hosiery / Peck & Peck men's wear / People's Thrift Company / Pup-A-Go-Go Hot Dogs / Singer Sewing Center / South Hills Dry Cleaners / Sports Center / Standard Sportwear / Stouffer's Restaurant / Sun Drugs / Susan Ives ladies' wear / The Fruit Basket / A Shop Called East / Thom McAn Shoes / Tweed Shop / Village Barber Shop / Village Butcher Shop / Village Studio of High Fashions / Vision Center / Waldenbooks / Western Pennsylvania National Bank / Whitehead Hardware
The SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE Woolworth's included an adjacent Harvest House Cafeteria and Village Grill luncheonette.
Photo from F.W. Woolworth Company Annual Report 1965
The interior of the Harvest House was done in traditional decor.
Photo from F.W. Woolworth Company Annual Report 1965
The original shopping concourse at SHV included a "Wonderfall" waterless fountain, which was likened to a "dazzling rainfall of liquid light." These simulated water features consisted of a circle of floor-to-ceiling nylon strings. Drops of glycerine dripped down the strands, creating a watery illusion.
Photo from https://www.flickr.com / William Bird
Above and below are views of the mall's north anchor. It opened -in 1965- as a Gimbels-Pittsburgh and was rebranded, as seen in this photo, in August 1987.
Photo from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
The store became a Boscov's in August 2006, but was shuttered in October 2008.
Photo from www.boscovs.com
A Port Authority of Allegheny County train, which is operating on the Blue Line-South Hills Village branch. Known as "The T," Pittsburgh's light railway was an upgrade of a 19th century streetcar grid. Inaugurated between April 1984 and July 1985, the system currently extends for 26.2 route miles and serves fifty-three station stops, including a terminal adjacent to the SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE mall.
Photo from Wikipedia / "RSA"
By the time of a circa-2009 plan, the mall has evolved into one of -if not- the most upscale shopping centers in Greater Pittsburgh. The original complex was expanded in 1994 (in dark gray). A new cinema (in medium gray) was built in 1998. Barnes & Noble opened in April 2005.
Photo from www.simon.com / Simon Property Group
In 2013, the next new thing at SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE was a combo Target and Dick's Sporting Goods. The mall's "upscale discount store" occupied the first level of the old Gimbels, with an addition to the north and west sides of the building. Dick's utilized most of the two upper levels.
Photo from www.simon.com / Simon Property Group
A rendering of a newly-remodeled mall entrance. SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE was given a comprehensive indoor-outdoor makeover during 2014.
Drawing from www.simon.com / Simon Property Group
SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE
Washington Road / US 19 and Fort Couch RoadBethel Park and Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania
NORTHWAY MALL was the first partially-enclosed shopping complex in -or around- Pennsylvania's "Iron City." The complex, dedicated in 1962, was a rebuild of a circa-1953 strip center. Pittsburgh's first fully-enclosed shopping center was developed on an 85-acre tract, located 7.5 miles south of the Golden Triangle.
SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE straddled the corporate limits of suburban Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair. It was designed by Los Angeles-based Welton Becket & Associates and Victor Gruen Associates, with additional input from Pittsburgh-based Hoffman, Loeffler & Wolfe.
The 2-level facility was built by Pittsburgh-based Don-Mark Realty, later known as Oxford Development. Its official grand opening was held on July 28, 1965. Encompassing approximately 1,137,000 leasable square feet, SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE was anchored by a 2-level (169,300 square foot) Gimbels-Pittsburgh, 2-level (193,000 square foot), Pittsburgh-based Joseph Horne Company and 2-level (146,000 square foot) Sears.
Charter tenants included Lerner Shops, Pup-A-Go-Go, Sun Drugs and an F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10. A & P and Giant Eagle supermarkets were located in a western Convenience Center annex. In all, there were eighty-two stores and services. The RKO-Stanley-Warner South Hills Village Theatre was built as an eastern outparcel of the mall and was dedicated July 19, 1966. Originally a single-screen house, it was eventually divided into five auditoria.
Rivals of SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE included CENTURY III MALL (1979) {5.6 miles east, in West Mifflin} and the upscale GALLERIA OF MOUNT LEBANON (1964 / 1988) {.8 mile north, in Mount Lebanon}. There was also PARKWAY CENTER MALL (1982) {5.4 miles north, in Pittsburgh proper}, but this was a smaller, community-class complex. Mention of VILLAGE SQUARE (1982) {.3 mile northeast, in Bethel Park} might also be in order. This bi-level, fully-enclosed complex -originally a mini-outlet shopping center- was demalled in 1997.
SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE became rail-transit-accessible with the completion of the 10.5 route mile, Stage 1 "T" light rail line. Service was inaugurated in July 1985. The mall's southeast parking lot adjoins the South Hills Village station, which is the southern terminus of the Blue Line-South Hills Village route.
Gimbels became the first SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE anchor to change nameplates. The store was shuttered in 1986. It was renovated and expanded (to 254,000 square feet) with a third level. It re-opened, as a Pittsburgh-based Kaufmann's, on August 13, 1987. The mall now encompassed 1,087,400 leasable square feet.
After the Kaufmann's chain was absorbed by Federated Stores in 2005, the SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE location was sold to Reading, Pennsylvania-based Boscov's. They opened August 26, 2006 and closed in October 2008. The Joseph Horne Company ceased operations after its 1994 Federated Stores buyout. The SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE store was expanded with a third level (to 277,700 square feet). It re-opened, under the Columbus, Ohio-based Lazarus nameplate, on October 20, 1995. It was rebranded as Lazarus-Macy's on August 1, 2003 and was fully "Macy-ated" February 6, 2005.
SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE had been renovated during the 1990s. The first phase of a 15 million dollar face lift was completed in July 1993. Entrances were rebuilt and the mall refurbished with new ceilings, skylights, landscaping and marble flooring. Moreover, a new escalator and glass elevator were installed in Center Court.
The second phase of the renovation, completed in late 1994, added a 14-bay Food Court, which was built in front of the Upper Level Main Entrance. This added approximately 21,600 square feet to the shopping center's gross leasable area.
By this time, SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE had become one of the most upscale shopping centers in the metro area. It was acquired by the Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group in 1997. The 5-plex cinema closed in August 1997. It was razed and replaced by the Carmike South Hills Village 10. Its first features were shown on July 10, 1998.
A subsequent addition to SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE brought a (28,000 square foot) Barnes & Noble, which was built as a freestanding store in the northeast parking area. It opened in April 2005. With this addition, the mall encompassed 1,137,000 leasable square feet, with 130 stores and services.
In November 2009, it was announced that the vacant Gimbels / Kaufmann's / Boscov's was to be renovated and retenanted. According to plans, a (145,000 square foot) Target would be created in an expanded lower level. An (88,400 square foot) Dick's Sporting Goods would occupy the building's 2 upper levels. This new Dick's would replace a (31,500 square foot) store in the mall's freestanding Convenience Center.
The Simon Property Group purchased the vacant Boscov's structure in September 2010. Reconstruction work was delayed but finally got underway in May 2012. The grand opening of the vertically-stacked stores took place March 10, 2013. The mall now housed approximately 1,196,000 leasable square feet.
In April 2014, an interior-exterior face lift got underway. The Food Court was remodeled, with its seating area expanded. New mall entrances and escalators were installed and several tenants either renovated their spaces or moved to new locations within the complex. The project was completed in November 2014.
Sears, which anchored SHV for over 53 years, went dark on September 2, 2018. The abandoned building was demolished and replaced by a Davenport, Iowa-based Von Maur department store. This mercantile welcomed first customers in the fall of 2024.
Sources:
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sources:
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburgh Press
http://www.simon.com / Simon Property Group
http://www.cinematreasures.org
http://www.portauthority.org
http://www.simon.com / Simon Property Group
http://www.cinematreasures.org
http://www.portauthority.org
https://www.prnewswire.com
"South Hills Village" article on Wikipedia
Pittsburgh's Century III Mall
It's A Complete Sensation! This graphic was used to promote the Steel City's shiny new mega mall. It was named CENTURY III in 1976; this as a homage to the nation's Bicentennial Year and advent of its third century.
Graphic from the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
Graphic from the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
A pre-construction rendering depicts the humongous Center Court of CENTURY III MALL. It would measure 400 by 96 feet. The area would be landscaped with 30 full-size trees. Other accents would include sculpture, a fountain & reflecting pool.
Drawing from the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
Drawing from the J.C. Penney Company
Pittsburgh's Kaufmann's chain built a 121,300 square foot CENTURY III store. It also opened as part of the Phase I mall.
Drawing from the May Department Stores Company
A sign of the times. The prevailing wisdom during the 1970s and '80s was that BIGGER was best...as this CENTURY III ad attests.
Advert from the Edward J. DeBartolo Company
Speaking of BIG, a main attraction at the original CENTURY III was its 19-bay The Courtyard culinary complex.
Advert from the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation
Our CENTURY III logo montage is composed of trademarks of fifteen charter stores and services.
CENTURY III MALL TENANTS 1980:
KAUFMANN'S (with The Patio Restaurant and attached Budget Store) / J.C. PENNEY (with coffee shop, beauty salon, portrait studio and attached Auto Center) / MONTGOMERY WARD (with La Piazza Restaurant and attached Auto Center) / GIMBELS-PITTSBURGH / SEARS (with Coffee House, Garden Center and attached Auto Center) / A & S Office Furniture / Air Step shoes / American Eagle Outfitters / B. Dalton Bookseller / Bailey, Banks & Biddle Jewelers / Baker's Shoes / Bath Trends / Bernard Wigs / Big Sky / Brooks Fashions / Buster Brown Shoes / Butler Shoes / CVS Drug / Canopy Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor / Camelot Music / Card Company / Carlyle & Company / Casual Corner ladies' wear / Century III Hair Center / Century III Travel / Chandler's Shoes / Chess King men's wear / Chest-Tee's / Claire's Boutique ladies' wear / Deb Shop ladies wear / DeRoy Jewelers / Docktor Pet Center / Edmund's Diamond Center / Elby's Restaurant / Face Factory cosmetics / Family Tree / Fanny Farmer Candies / Fashion Conspiracy ladies' wear / Father & Son Shoes / 5-7-9 Shop ladies' wear / Flagg Brothers Shoes / Florsheim Shoes / Flowerama / Foxmoor Casuals ladies' wear / Fun 'N Games / GNC / Gingiss Formal Wear / Gordon's Jewelers / Guaranty Savings / Hanover Shoes / Hello Shop / Herman's World of Sporting Goods / Hickory Farms of Ohio / HomePlace / House of Cards / House of Vision / Hughes & Hatcher / Hush Puppy Shoes / International Lighting / J. Natale Sporting Goods / J. Riggings men's wear / Jaisons / Jean Nicole ladies' wear / Jeans West / Joan Bari / Jo-Ann Fabrics / Joyce Selby Shoes / Kenny Kardon / Kinney Shoes / Lane Bryant ladies' wear / Lechters housewares / Lerner Shops ladies' wear / Leslie Dresbold ladies' wear / Lowrey Music / Marianne Shop ladies' wear / Maser Galleries / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Merry-Go-Round ladies' wear / Millers / Morrow's Nut House / Mothercare / Motherhood Maternity / National Record Mart / No Name / Nobil Shoes / Original Oyster House Restaurant / Parklane Hosiery / Pearle Vision Center / Phillip Pelusi Salon / Plant Plaza / Proving Ground / Radio Shack / Red Cross Shoes / Reizensteine's Gifts / Richman Brothers men's wear / Ritz Camera / Scoop / Shaw's Keepsake Diamond Center / Silverman's / Singer Sewing Center / Spencer Gifts / Standard Sportswear / Tammery Jewelers / Texas Instruments / The Athlete's Foot / The Gap / The Hairporte styling salon / The Limited ladies' wear / The Oak Tree / The Rivet Jeans / Things Remembered / Thom McAn Shoes / Thom McAn Men's / Tiffany's Bakery / The Tinder Box Tobacconist / Today's Woman ladies' wear / Toyco / Toys by Rizzi / Ups 'N Downs / Waldenbooks / Webster's Mens Wear / Wicks 'N Sticks / Wild Pair Shoes / Wolfie's Restaurant & Delicatessen / York Steakhouse / Your Father's Moustache / Zondervan Books
OLDE PITTSBURGH:
Keltic Kastle / Pendulum, Limited Clock Shop / The Second Cup coffee shop
THE COURTYARD:
Big Top Deli / Bresler's 33 Flavors Ice Cream / Charlie Chan Chinese / Chick-Fil-A / Corn Dog on a Stick / The Doughboys / Ge-Ge Italian Specialties / Gramma Jane's Hamburgers / Great Hotdog Experience / Mrs. Pot's Pies / Orange Julius / Original Cookie / Oyster House II / Philly Mignon / Pioneer Farms / Scotto Pizza / Sparta Hut / Taco Tina's / Tater Junction / The Doughboys
This birds-eye view is looking eastward. A J.C. Penney store is seen in the bottom of the image, with Montgomery Ward at the top.
Photo from http://c3nostalgia.livejournal.com / "Century 3 Nostalgia"
Photo from www.simon.com / Simon Property Group
In this snapshot, the Sears mallway entrance -with its 1980 nameplate- is off in the distance.
Photo from www.simon.com / Simon Property Group
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