# East Hills Shopping Center

Pittsburgh, PA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-b4ed7116f2` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/pittsburgh-east-hills-shopping-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b4ed7116f2.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b4ed7116f2.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-b4ed7116f2

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | industrial, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | U-Pull-And-Pay auto salvage opened on the site in 2017. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1960 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Original developer | Mellon-Stuart | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | to allow for light industrial use | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 1987 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **original_developer**: “East Hills opened in 1960 under the development of Mellon-Stuart, a local engineering firm.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)
- **after_notes**: “U-Pull-And-Pay auto salvage opened on the site in 2017.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)
- **status**: “U-Pull-And-Pay auto salvage opened on the site in 2017.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)
- **strategy**: “In 1981, a local developer purchased the property with plans to convert it to a factory outlet mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)
- **zoning_change**: “In 1987, the complex was renamed Eastgate Commerce Center, and was rezoned to allow for light industrial use.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)
- **engineer**: “East Hills opened in 1960 under the development of Mellon-Stuart, a local engineering firm.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “The mall was demolished in 2001.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

G. C. Murphy, Joseph Horne Company (Horne's), Kresge, Thorofare supermarket

## Parties

- Eastgate Associates — owner (from text) (1991–)
- Petra Ministries — owner (from text) (1999–2013)

## Timeline

- 1960: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1960: Opened
- 1979: Major anchors closed
- 1981: Purchase for factory outlet mall plans
- 1987: Renamed and rezoned for light industrial use
- 1991: Eastgate Associates bought property
- 1999: Petra Ministries bought former Zayre store and converted to church
- 2001: Mall demolished
- 2013: Property put up for sale
- 2017: U-Pull-And-Pay auto salvage opened

## Deals and debt

- 1999 sale:  Petra Ministries   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)
- 1991 sale:  Eastgate Associates   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

East Hills Shopping Center was an outdoor shopping mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1960, the center lost most of its major stores in the late 1970s and underwent several failed attempts at renovation.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)

## Sources

- Quoted support for original_developer — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Hills_Shopping_Center_(Pennsylvania)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "East Hills Shopping Center, Pittsburgh, PA." Record m-b4ed7116f2, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/pittsburgh-east-hills-shopping-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_pittsburgheasthillsshoppingcenter,
  title = {East Hills Shopping Center, Pittsburgh, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/pittsburgh-east-hills-shopping-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-b4ed7116f2, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.