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Pittsburgh Mills, owned and operated by the Mills Corporation , is the largest Shopping Mall complex in Western Pennsylvania as well as one of the largest in the state. The King Of Prussia Mall near Philadelphia remains as the largest mall. Its grand opening, with much fanfare, was on July 14 , 2005 . It is located in Frazer Township , northeast of Pittsburgh, just off the Pennsylvania Turnpike on State Route 28. The entire complex consists of approximately 2 million square feet (186,000 m&2) of retail space on 200 acres. DEVELOPMENT It consists of two components. One component is The Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, which is the 1.1 million square foot indoor component of the complex, is divided into five themed "neighborhoods" corresponding various Pittsburgh landmarks and cultural icons. It features Lucky Strike Lanes , Dick's Sporting Goods , Borders Books And Music , a Cinemark multiplex theater including IMAX, Linen's 'N Things , Kaufmann's (soon to be Macy's ), JCPenney , Sears Grand, which is a new Superstore concept with a full line Supermarket and the typical clothing, electronics and automobile departments in which Sears is famous for, plus over 200 shops, attractions and eateries, including a large food court. There's also two areas in the center geared towards children—the PBS KIDS Backyard and A Place to Grow, based on the book by Stephanie Bloom . In 2006, Kaufmann's will become Macy's. The second component is an adjacent shopping center called the Village at Pittsburgh Mills. It includes several big-box stores such as a Wal-Mart Supercenter and Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse , as well as restaurants and hotels. This portion composes of 925,000 square feet. MISCELLANEOUS It's the first Landmark Mills property to feature two full-price Department Store s— JCPenney and Kaufmann's . Although the typical Landmark Mills mall is synonymous with outlet shopping, Pittsburgh Mills is the only center to offer an entire lineup of full-price retailers that otherwise could be found in a traditional enclosed mall. The reason for this goes back to 1981, when developer Zamias Services, Inc. of Johnstown , Pennsylvania , planned to develop a Regional Mall on the Frazer Township site. Legal setbacks and financial difficulties had postponed the project for many years, until the Mills Corporation announced in 2002 that they would partner in conjunction with Zamias to build a retail and entertainment complex on the site. EXTERNAL LINK |
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