Robinson Town Centre is an expansive, open-air power center located near

The Mall at Robinson The Mall at Robinson is a super-regional shopping mall located just off the Parkway West (I-376) and PA Route 60 in Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, five minutes east of the Pittsburgh International Airport and 15 minutes fr ...

in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. Announced on June 28, 1987, and completed in 1988, it is situated nearly 15 minutes from downtown

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along

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(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

and Robinson Town Centre are owned by Forest City Enterprises of

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, Ohio. Other developments include

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, Robinson Crossroads, Robinson Court, and Settlers Ridge. The first tenants at Robinson Town Centre included a Hills discount store, Children's Palace toy store, a Dahlkemper's catalog showroom, Sears appliances,

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drug and discount store, Pappan's Family Restaurant, Sun TV, and

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, among other small retail stores.

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, JoAnn Fabrics, and

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are among the original tenants that still exist at the centre. This development also made way for the first

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store within a six-hour distance. Other tenants today include Ichiban Hibachi,

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, and

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History

In the fall of 1960 Acme stores purchased 100 acres from the Scott family farm for the site's original development. On April 28, 2000, racially motivated

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Richard Baumhammers 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.

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* {{Pittsburgh Shopping Shopping malls in Metro Pittsburgh Shopping malls established in 1988 Power centers (retail) in the United States Forest City Realty Trust 1988 establishments in Pennsylvania

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