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| - This area is slowly sliding into oblivion. It's sad that your anchor type stores have left. American Eagle Outfitters, Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, Pac Sun, abercrombie, Cold Stone Creamery all gone. One restaurant space has gone through multiple tenants but cannot seem to land a permanent one.
It is convenient to shop there with the strip of stores that vary in variety, Target, Giant Eagle, Dick's Sporting Goods, Petco, Marshall's, Old Navy, Best Buy, Lowe's all in a line, but a big empty two level space on the end. I remember the excitement of the Waterfront when it first opened and everyone flocked to the area to experience the open air shopping. I even remember working there, it was bustling. Now it seems to have fallen on hard times, much like Century III did when it opened. Maybe blame East Liberty's boom for retail or South Side Works. But something needs to be done to bring people back in, several shoe/clothing stores that can be found anywhere in Pittsburgh isn't going to draw as many people as it use to.
The parking lots have kind of become an obstacle course to drive through. Resembling a Motor-cross track. The roads aren't much better. If it wasn't for the big box stores, shopping down there wouldn't be worth it. As malls go, this one is not one to visit.
Dining however is much better with a pretty good variety from the Pittsburgh staple, Eat N Park to the quick drive thru of McDonald's. Other places to try: Red Robin, TGIFridays, Steak N Shake, Chic-Fil-A, Rock Bottom, Bar Louie, Bravo, P.F. Chang's, Dave and Buster's, Yokoso, Panera Bread, Mitchell's Fish Market, Gran Agave, Pittsburgh Burger Co., and Uno's.
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