The First Flex-Target of the Twin Tiers

Target hasn't been expanding crazily, but where they have is by means of their flex-format. The flex-format is designed to basically fit in an existing building without really changing the exterior all that much. Some minor exterior changes might happen, but nothing drastic. The stores can range from as small as around 10,000 sq. ft. to around 60,000 sq. ft. and given the space available sometimes even larger. The store's ability to be flexible in the amount of square footage is where the flex-format name gets its name.

The only flex-Target I know of in the blog's coverage area as of this writing is the State College location. The purpose of this store is to provide the nearby college campus students, workers or other people in the area a place to grab the basic necessitates, prescriptions from CVS or a Starbucks coffee. 

From what I can tell, it appears this building was built new with Target in mind but I very well could be wrong. Although not pictured, a H&M store also shares the building in a lower level thanks to a change in elevation.

This photo was taken from a second entrance along the street that bends and this area serves as a lobby for whatever was upstairs.

Wait a minute. Where's XYZ?

Former Kmart #4445

NOTE: This store comes from outside the blog's coverage area.

I had made a round trip to visit each of the remaining Kmart stores in the Pittsburgh market back in April 2017 for the sole purpose of documenting them before they were gone. Sadly, I missed getting an interior look at three Pittsburgh locations (Monroeville, Edgewood Town Center and McKnight) and also missed stopping by Mt. Pleasant for some reason which was most likely inclement weather. All other stores that remained open in and around Pittsburgh in spring 2017 I have documented. And with the West View Kmart now closing and set to become a U-Haul, there will be no Kmart stores left in the immediate Pittsburgh area validating my efforts to document a chain which will be history in the area.

Our first store tour is of the Coraopolis location or better known as Moon Township. Youtuber WallieB26 did an excellent job of visiting this particular store and documenting it as it went from full to empty during its liquidation sale. My tour is of when this location operated under normal circumstances.

No doubt that this served as a Kmart foods at one time. It later would be used as Levin Furniture.

Toys being by clothing at Kmart was a unique layout at this location