The History of Century III Mall in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania - Opened October, 1979

The land of the Century III Mall in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania began as a slag dump for many of the steel companies. Starting in 1913, the dump was already nearly 200 feet high by 1949. A subsidiary of US Steel in 1969, wanted to repurpose the land for a productive purpose and began the Century III Mall - named after the 1976 US Bicentennial celebration. After construction and opening in October, 1979, the mall was the third largest in the country at the time. The 1.6 million square foot mall was popular until increased competition from nearby newer and freshly renovated malls took companies from the Century III as well as customers. Falling into despair, the last store to leave the Mall was its first store - JC Penney, which closed in October, 2019. Please watch the video for a full history of the once large mall in Pennsylvania - the Century III Mall. #retailrewind
Correction: Phase 2 opened in March, 1980.
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[@JLU61307]

Crazy how JCPenney's was the first store and the last

[@Djp1989]

My family and I would always enter through the sears entrance. Spend a whole day pretty much there. End the day with the pet store Sbarra pizza. My mother would always take me there cause she had her hair cut there and I would go to the arcade and try to sneak into Spencer’s. What a time to be alive…. Wish that it was still around so future generations understood how magical this place truly was.

[@charlenelucas6164]

Ty for posting this video documentary! I remember all of the phases of this mall: before during n after it was built & sad that it is closed !!

[@Djp1989]

Been trying to find old footage of this mall. Specially during Christmas.

[@stevenallmon1112]

We had a Century Mall in NW Indiana. It closed about 20 years ago. Interesting video... Thanks

[@RetailRewind]

Sad the mall in Indiana closed but so many are these days. Thanks for watching!

[@jagpitt17]

JCP actually closed in the Fall of 2020.

[@zunkman1]

You say phase one opened in October 1979. Then you say phase two opened in March 1979. How can phase two open before phase one????

[@RetailRewind]

Thanks for the correction-I added this on the description. Phase 2 opened the following year in 1980.