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The Shoppes at Northway, formerly Northway Mall, is an ailing enclosed shopping mall located in Ross Township, north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The mall began as a strip mall called Northway Shopping Center in 1953; it was re-opened on August 1, 1962, as Northway Mall, the first indoor mall in the state of Pennsylvania.〔(State's first enclosed mall -- Northway -- celebrates 40 years )〕 Currently, the mall features approximately 5 shops, with Marshalls and PetSmart as its remaining anchor stores.〔(McKinney Properties - Commercial )〕 A major redevelopment plan for the mall was announced in October 2014.〔 ==History== Northway Shopping Center began as a strip mall constructed in 1953. In 1962, an enclosed portion was added above the existing strip, thus creating the mall. The original mall also included an aviary on the upper floor atrium, which was removed in 1994.〔 In 1995, the mall was renovated by McNeil Real Estate of Dallas, Texas, which owned the center at the time. It was then sold to the Archon Group (also of Dallas), who put the mall up for sale again in 2000. At the time, the mall was at 94% occupancy.〔(Northway Mall owner put site on block again )〕 Since then, occupancy has declined once more, and plans were announced to convert the mall's enclosed upper level to a strip center. Under this plan, the mall would be renamed The Shops at Northway, and the movie theater would close. This construction eliminated the movie theater since a whole wall was knocked down.〔(Northway Mall plans announced | YourNorthHills.com )〕 In 2007, new tenants were announced for the planned Shops at Northway, including a shoe store and a family play center.〔(Northway Mall announces new tenants Pittsburgh Business Times )〕 Value City and Old Navy closed in 2008, while the family play center (the Kid Company, which replaced the food court) existed only briefly. Borders closed its store at Northway in 2011 in response to the company's liquidation. Dick's Sporting Goods closed its Shoppes at Northway location on April 8, 2014 as a result of the store's relocation to McCandless Crossing. As of October 2014, much of the upper level is empty, consisting only of Marshall's, and Shoe Carnival. The lower level is in a similarly depressed state, with PetSmart, Northway Shoe and Repair, a music performance instruction school, and a hair salon still intact. A number of spaces, such as the former Party City, Ritz Camera and Csonka Optical storefronts, remain vacant. Mama Lucia's, an Italian restaurant located in the mall since 1974, announced their intentions to close effective December 31, 2014. Repurposed, a used-merchandise store, also announced their intention not to renew their lease, which expires in late 2014. A few remaining stores have also closed in recent weeks, leaving just a handful of businesses left. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Shoppes at Northway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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