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Our CENTURY III logo montage is composed of trademarks of fifteen charter stores and services.


The original complex was a 1.6 million square foot, tri-level structure with five anchors, 170 stores and 6,000 for-free parking spaces. CENTURY III was developed by a joint venture of Youngstown's Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and Pittsburgh's U.S. Steel Corporation.

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 (with Beauty Salon and Portrait Gallery) / 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 


A cut-away view of the mammoth mall, running east to west. The Penney's wing, on the west, was a sub-level lower than "Monkey Ward's," on the east. The bulk of the mall was 2 levels, with a 3rd floor balcony. This was accessed by a labyrinth of ramps, stairs and escalators.