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' == Headline text == {{Infobox shopping mall | shopping_mall_name = South Hills Village | image = | image_width = | caption = | location = Washington Rd. (U.S. 19) and Fort Couch Rd., [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] | coordinates = {{coord|40|20|36.43|N|80|3|17.11|W}} | opening_date = July 28, 1965 | closing_date = | developer = [[Oxford Development Company]] | manager = | owner = [[Simon Property Group]] | number_of_stores = 133 | number_of_anchors = 2 | floor_area = {{convert|904000|sqft|m2}} | floors = 2 ( Macy's and Former Boscov's are 3 levels) | parking = | website = [http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=159 South Hills Village] }} The '''South Hills Village''' is a two-level enclosed shopping mall located in the upscale [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] suburbs of [[Bethel Park]] and [[Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair]]. It was originally developed by the [[Oxford Development Company]] as the first enclosed two-story shopping mall in the United States and is currently owned by [[Simon Property Group]]. It is anchored by [[Macy's]] (formerly [[Lazarus]] and [[Horne's]]) and [[Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears]]. The mall features over 130 specialty stores including [[Abercrombie and Fitch]], [[American Eagle Outfitters]], [[Hollister Co.]], [[Aéropostale (clothing)|Aéropostale]], [[J.Crew]], [[Ann Taylor Loft]], [[Banana Republic]], [[Lucky Brand Jeans]], and an [[Apple Store (retail)|Apple Computer]] store. The mall also houses a food court and several professional offices. This mall was the largest in the United States until the [[Monroeville Mall]], which was also developed by the Oxford Development Company and planned to be twenty percent larger, opened in 1969. Located across the street from [[Macy's]] is the [[South Hills Village (PAT station)|South Hills Village]] [[Pittsburgh Light Rail|light rail]] station. Businesses located just outside the mall include: [[Dick's Sporting Goods]], [[Eat'n Park|Eat 'N Park]], [[Carmike Cinemas|Carmike 10 Theater]], [[National City Bank]], and [[Barnes & Noble|Barnes & Noble Bookstore]] (This appears to be part of the mall, but is only accessible from outside.) Of the 80+ stores and services that opened up South Hills Village on July 28, 1965, five are still in business today: [[Sears]], [[Lane Bryant]], [[Bailey, Banks & Biddle]], [[Waldenbooks]], and [[General Nutrition Center]]. ==Anchor Stores== *Space available (258,134 sq ft., formerly [[Gimbel's]], then [[Kaufmann's]], then [[Boscov's]] 2006-2008. <ref>http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/business/2008/08/04/D92BHSR00_boscov_s_list/index.html</ref>) *[[Macy's]] (255,725 sq ft., formerly [[Horne's]], then [[Lazarus (department store)|Lazarus]]) *[[Sears]] (146,000 sq ft.) ====Former Anchors==== In 1965, the {{convert|904000|sqft|m2|sing=on}} South Hills Village opened with [[Horne's|The Joseph Horne Company]], [[Gimbels]], and [[Sears]] as the original anchors. In 1970, the entire [[Gimbels]] chain was purchased by the tobacco comglomerate [[BATUS]]. In 1986, after years of declining sales, BATUS announced that [[Gimbel's]] was on the block. Unable to find a buyer for the entire chain, BATUS closed down the entire Gimbels [[Pittsburgh]] division, selling or closing all locations. Some of the more attractive mall locations, such as South Hills Village, were taken over by the [[St. Louis]] based [[May Department Stores|May Department Stores Company]] for its Pittsburgh based [[Kaufmann's]] division. This effectively caused the shuttering of the entire Gimbels Pittsburgh division. The South Hills Village location was closed and completely renovated, including the addition of a third floor, before reopening as [[Kaufmann's]]. After the move to the mall, the original [[Kaufmann's]] location on Washington Rd. (Route 19) in Mt. Lebanon became known as [[The Galleria]]. In 2006, when [[May Department Stores|The May Department Stores Company]] was purchased by [[Cincinnati]] based [[Federated Department Stores]], this store was acquired by [[Boscov's]] as [[Macy's]] was already located in the former [[Horne's]] spot at the opposite end of the mall. Boscov's closed in October 2008 and space is available for another anchor store, at the largest location inside the mall. [[Horne's|The Joseph Horne Company]] (owned by the New York City based [[Associated Dry Goods|Associated Dry Goods Corporation]]) operated in South Hills Village until 1995. In October 1986, [[May Department Stores|The May Department Stores Company]] merged with [[Associated Dry Goods|Associated Dry Goods Corporation]]. May promptly sold [[Horne's|The Joseph Horne Company]] to a group of local investors. Ikkn 1995, [[Federated Department Stores]] acquired [[Horne's]] and renamed all former locations under its own [[Lazarus]] [[regional]] [[nameplate]]. In 2005, Federated eventually merged all its divisions (including the former Joseph Horne/Lazarus locations) into [[Macy's]] as part of a [[nationwide]] rebranding program. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Pittsburgh Shopping}} [[Category:Simon Property Group]]'