# Eastland Mall

North Versailles, PA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-8005c9d0cf` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/north-versailles-eastland-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8005c9d0cf.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-8005c9d0cf.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-8005c9d0cf

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | logistics | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Amazon distribution center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1963 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2007 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 57.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Gimbels | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Amazon | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **acres**: “situated on 57 acres (230,000 m2) of land” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)
- **original_developer**: “Gimbels (which owned and had originally developed the mall)” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)
- **after_notes**: “An Amazon distribution center opened on the former site in 2023.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)
- **status**: “After a year of sitting vacant, the mall, including the theater, was razed in early 2007.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)
- **strategy**: “An Amazon distribution center opened on the former site in 2023.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)

## Anchors

Gimbels, J.C. Penney, Gee Bee Department Stores, F.W. Woolworth Company

## Parties

- Gimbels — owner (Wikidata, undated)
- Gimbels — owner (from text) (1963–1988)
- Benderson Development Company — owner (from text) (1988–2021)
- Amazon — owner (from text) (2021–)

## Timeline

- 1961: Construction began
- 1963: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1963: Mall opened
- 1973: Fire damage and roof added
- 1986: Gimbels went out of business
- 1988: Benderson Development Company purchased mall
- 2005: Mall closed
- 2007: Closed (Wikidata)
- 2007: Mall demolished/razed
- 2021: Amazon purchased site
- 2023: Amazon distribution center opened

## Deals and debt

- 2021 sale:  Amazon ← Benderson Development Company  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)
- 1988 sale:  Benderson Development Company ← Gimbels  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Eastland Mall was a two-level, enclosed shopping mall in North Versailles, Pennsylvania, United States, situated on 57 acres (230,000 m2) of land at the peak of a hill overlooking the Monongahela River. The mall opened in 1963 as Eastland Shopping Plaza, and was home to such stores as Gimbels, J.C. Penney, F.W. Woolworth Company, and Gee Bee Department Stores. The mall annex also included a two screen movie theater and auto repair center. After decades of decline, the mall closed in 2005 and was demolished in 2007. An Amazon distribution center opened on the former site in 2023.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)

## Sources

- Quoted support for acres — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastland_Mall_(North_Versailles%2C_Pennsylvania)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Eastland Mall, North Versailles, PA." Record m-8005c9d0cf, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/north-versailles-eastland-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_northversailleseastlandmall,
  title = {Eastland Mall, North Versailles, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/north-versailles-eastland-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-8005c9d0cf, 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.