Robinson Town Centre
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Robinson Town Centre is an expansive, open-air power center
located near The Mall at Robinson
in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. It is situated nearly 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh
along the Parkway West and Route 60. Robinson Town Centre spurred development of the shopping districts in the western hills of Allegheny County. The mall and town center serve as the main shopping district for residents of Pittsburgh's Airport Area.
Both The Mall at Robinson and Robinson Town Centre are owned by Forest City Enterprises of Cleveland, Ohio
.
Other developments include The Mall at Robinson, The Pointe at North Fayette
, Robinson Crossroads and the Super Kmart Center and development in Moon Township
.
Robinson Town Centre was built in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Its first tenants included a Hills discount store, Children's Palace toy store, a Dahlkemper's catalog showroom, Sears appliances, Phar-Mor drug/discount store
, Pappan's Family Restaurant, Sun TV, OfficeMax
, among other small retail stores. Marshalls
, JoAnn Fabrics, and TJ Maxx are among the original tenants to still exist at the centre.
This development also made way for the first IKEA
store within a six-hour distance.
Other tenants today include Ichiban Hibachi, Tuxedo Junction, and the United States Post Office of Robinson and others.
killed two Asian-American restaurant workers at the Ya Fei Chinese Cuisine in Robinson Towne Centre during a shooting spree that left five individuals dead and one paralyzed.
Robinson Town Centre has been in the news recently as the Port Authority of Allegheny County discusses its proposed budget and service cuts. A major route, 25D, that serves the Robinson Town Centre was discontinued on June 17.
Power center
In geometry, the power center of three circles, also called the radical center, is the intersection point of the three radical axes of the pairs of circles...
located near The Mall at Robinson
The Mall at Robinson
The Mall at Robinson is a two-level, enclosed super-regional shopping mall located just off the Parkway West and PA Route 60 in Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, five minutes east of the Pittsburgh International Airport and 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh...
in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. It is situated nearly 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
along the Parkway West and Route 60. Robinson Town Centre spurred development of the shopping districts in the western hills of Allegheny County. The mall and town center serve as the main shopping district for residents of Pittsburgh's Airport Area.
Both The Mall at Robinson and Robinson Town Centre are owned by Forest City Enterprises of Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
.
Other developments include The Mall at Robinson, The Pointe at North Fayette
The Pointe at North Fayette
The Pointe at North Fayette is a retail development about 15 minutes west of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in North Fayette Township. The Pointe is unique in that it has an exit off one of Pittsburgh's busiest highways, I-376/US 22/US 30...
, Robinson Crossroads and the Super Kmart Center and development in Moon Township
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Moon Township is a township along the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Moon is a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area and is located northwest of Pittsburgh. The origin of its name is unknown for certain, although it has been suggested that it derives from a...
.
Robinson Town Centre was built in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Its first tenants included a Hills discount store, Children's Palace toy store, a Dahlkemper's catalog showroom, Sears appliances, Phar-Mor drug/discount store
Phar-Mor
Phar-Mor was a United States chain of discount drug stores, based in Youngstown, Ohio, and founded by Michael "Mickey" Monus and David S. Shapira in 1982. Some of its stores used the names Pharmhouse and Rx Place...
, Pappan's Family Restaurant, Sun TV, OfficeMax
OfficeMax
OfficeMax , is an American office supplies retailer that was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.-History:On April 1, 1988, OfficeMax was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Bob Hurwitz and Michael Feuer. Hurwitz served as executive chairman and chief executive officer and Feuer...
, among other small retail stores. Marshalls
Marshalls
Marshalls, Inc., is a chain of American department stores owned by TJX Companies. Marshalls has over 750 conventional stores, as well as larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store, covering 42 states and Puerto Rico. Marshalls expanded into Canada in March 2011...
, JoAnn Fabrics, and TJ Maxx are among the original tenants to still exist at the centre.
This development also made way for the first IKEA
IKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
store within a six-hour distance.
Other tenants today include Ichiban Hibachi, Tuxedo Junction, and the United States Post Office of Robinson and others.
In the news
On April 28, 2000, racially motivated spree killer Richard BaumhammersRichard Baumhammers
Richard Scott Baumhammers is an American former immigration attorney and spree killer who began a racially motivated crime spree on April 28, 2000 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which left five individuals dead and one paralyzed.-Early life:...
killed two Asian-American restaurant workers at the Ya Fei Chinese Cuisine in Robinson Towne Centre during a shooting spree that left five individuals dead and one paralyzed.
Robinson Town Centre has been in the news recently as the Port Authority of Allegheny County discusses its proposed budget and service cuts. A major route, 25D, that serves the Robinson Town Centre was discontinued on June 17.