Hopefully with a returning economy the Showcase Cinemas East site is scheduled to be refurbished for retail use with a mid-price extended-stay hotel in the rear of the parking lot.
It was the Monroeville Theatre at 3813 William Penn Highway – it was part of the Zayre Shopping Center. The spiral staircase was still used when it converted to the first Pittsburgh location of Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre.
Sorry – I probably wrote the email too late last night. The articles I read were saying that the Wicke’s site may be razed for a cluster of restaurants to go in its location.
According to a web search, the entire complex is being shopped as a new office complex. You need to cut and paste this as one URL line to view: http://www.benderson.com/html/portfolio/brochures
/Pennsylvania%20FLYERS/Eastland%20Centre%20PA_1.pdf
From all indications, the next use of that site has been mentioned as retail, although the total amount of space makes it somewhat unattractive for a “big box” retailer. If and when the Mon-Fayette extension ever comes to being, there is allegedly a ramp due to open down the road near Home Depot that could offer some opportunities for new development. Also, because it is adjacent to a neighborhood community, perhaps there are enough restrictions in place that makes it unattractive for a series of restaurants to share in the space. But more recent articles list that same concept being proposed for the site of the former’s Wicke’s Furniture in the Monroeville Mall area.
I believe it is presently used by Papermart for their retail operations, but the space was much larger so some type of demolition must have occured, unless they use a lot of space somewhere in the back for merchandise storage.
This theatre was also used by McKnight Development Corporation for the first Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre when it opened in Pittsburgh in 1981.
Cinema 22 was located midpoint of the Monroeville Plaza generally where Papermart is now located.
Hopefully with a returning economy the Showcase Cinemas East site is scheduled to be refurbished for retail use with a mid-price extended-stay hotel in the rear of the parking lot.
It was the Monroeville Theatre at 3813 William Penn Highway – it was part of the Zayre Shopping Center. The spiral staircase was still used when it converted to the first Pittsburgh location of Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre.
Two recent articles that talk about the purchase of the Showcase Cinemas East site:
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It appears that the theatre itself will be renovated for retail use with a hotel in the rear parking area.
This theatre just reopened as Monster Mini-Golf.
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Sorry – I probably wrote the email too late last night. The articles I read were saying that the Wicke’s site may be razed for a cluster of restaurants to go in its location.
According to a web search, the entire complex is being shopped as a new office complex. You need to cut and paste this as one URL line to view:
http://www.benderson.com/html/portfolio/brochures
/Pennsylvania%20FLYERS/Eastland%20Centre%20PA_1.pdf
From all indications, the next use of that site has been mentioned as retail, although the total amount of space makes it somewhat unattractive for a “big box” retailer. If and when the Mon-Fayette extension ever comes to being, there is allegedly a ramp due to open down the road near Home Depot that could offer some opportunities for new development. Also, because it is adjacent to a neighborhood community, perhaps there are enough restrictions in place that makes it unattractive for a series of restaurants to share in the space. But more recent articles list that same concept being proposed for the site of the former’s Wicke’s Furniture in the Monroeville Mall area.
I believe it is presently used by Papermart for their retail operations, but the space was much larger so some type of demolition must have occured, unless they use a lot of space somewhere in the back for merchandise storage.
This theatre was also used by McKnight Development Corporation for the first Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre when it opened in Pittsburgh in 1981.