# Parkway Center Mall

Pittsburgh, PA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-24974f6d99` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/pittsburgh-parkway-center-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-24974f6d99.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-24974f6d99.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-24974f6d99

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1982 | reported · Wikipedia |
| GLA (sq ft) | 456000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 52 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Kossman Development | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **original_developer**: “Kossman Development opened Parkway Center Mall on November 4, 1982.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkway_Center_Mall
- **status**: “As of February 2019, the mall had been completely demolished except for the building housing Giant Eagle, formerly Kmart.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkway_Center_Mall

## Anchors

Thrift Drug, Zayre, Big Kmart, Giant Eagle Supermarket, Giant Eagle, Gold Circle, David Weis catalog showroom

## Timeline

- 1982: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1982: Opened
- 1986: Gold Circle became Kmart
- 1989: Zayre closed
- 1990: David Weis closed
- 1992: Kaufmann's clearance store closed
- 1999: Arcade and food court closed
- 2006: Largely vacant, tenants consolidated to second floor
- 2016: Demolition began
- 2019: Mall completely demolished except Giant Eagle building
- 2025: Giant Eagle closed

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

Parkway Center Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that started operations in 1982. After structural issues, most of the mall tenants moved out. In 2016, the bulk of the mall was demolished, except for the Giant Eagle building. This last remaining store in operation closed in June 2025.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkway_Center_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for original_developer — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkway_Center_Mall
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Parkway Center Mall, Pittsburgh, PA." Record m-24974f6d99, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/pittsburgh-parkway-center-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_pittsburghparkwaycentermall,
  title = {Parkway Center Mall, Pittsburgh, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/pittsburgh-parkway-center-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-24974f6d99, 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.