Peach Street

Peach Street, part of U.S. Route 19, is a main artery serving downtown Erie, Pennsylvania. Once surrounded by nothing but rolling hills and farmland, "Upper Peach Street" (as it is known), is the most significant center of urban sprawl in Erie and is now home to numerous strip plazas, a major shopping mall and several big box stores.

Peach Street is one-way north from its intersection of West 26th Street. Peach Street intersects with Interstate 90 and is easily accessible to/from Interstate 79.

Background

Peach Street's main expansion, though, takes place as it enters Millcreek and Summit townships. Upper Peach Street, as the urban sprawl area is known, is actually about five miles south of downtown Erie.

As a result of America's mass exodus to the suburbs, Peach Street has rapidly expanded over the past two decades.

Commercial Development

As Americans began moving out of cities, so, too, did the stores they frequented. Erie's downtown suffered as a result of the construction of the Millcreek Mall on Peach Street. Many businesses soon followed suit and moved to the expanding suburb.

Peach Street is home to at least seven different plazas all housing major big box retailers and small businesses. Additionally, Peach Street is home to most of Erie's national restaurant chain locations.

Pizza Bomber Case

On Aug. 28, 2003, Erie's Peach Street became famous for the "pizza bomber case" in which Brian Douglas Wells, a local pizza delivery driver, was killed as part of a bank robbery plot. The robery took place at Upper Peach Street's PNC Bank location, which has since closed, while most of the events took place in the parking lot of Eyeglass World.

trip Plazas on Peach Street

Marketplace

This is the latest development along Peach Street
*Babies "R" Us
*Bed Bath & Beyond
*Best Buy
*Delta Sonic Car Wash
*GFS Marketplace
*Longhorn Steakhouse
*Marshalls
*Payless ShoeSource
*Quizno's
*Target
*UPS Store

Keystone Plaza

*Bruster's Ice Cream
*Dahlkemper's Jewelry Connection
*Damon's Grill
*CD Warehouse
*Erie Sports Store
*Kohl's
*Lowe's
*Panera Bread
*Party City
*Plato's Closet
*Pulakos 926 Chocolate
*Sally Beauty Supply
* Salvation Army store
*Taco Bell
*T.G.I. Friday's
*Tinseltown movie theater
*Torero's
*Wal-Mart
*Wild Card Sports Bar

ummit Town Centre

*Army Recruiting Center
*Chick-Fil-A
*Chuck E. Cheese's
*Giant Eagle
*Jo-Ann Fabrics
*John V. Schultz furniture
*Kmart
*Litehouse (pools, spas)
*McDonald's
*Old Country Buffet
*Once Upon A Child
*Erie Bank
*Sam's Club
*Staples
*Tim Hortons
*Verizon Wireless

Peach Square

*Avenue
*Circuit City
*Eat'n Park
*The Home Depot
*Krispy Kreme
*PetSmart
*Quaker Steak and Lube
*Steak n Shake
*Texas Roadhouse
*Wal-Mart Supercenter (Construction Has Started)

Upper Peach Street

*Amish Buggy
*Applebee's
*Barnes & Noble
*Bedroom Expressions
*Big Woodie's Fireworks
*Bob Evans
*Books Galore
*Boston Pizza
*Cracker Barrel
*The Erie Downs
*Eye Glass World
*Family First Sports Park
*Furniture Row
*Jelly Belly
*Kentucky Fried Chicken
*Olive Garden
*Safari Grille
*Splash Lagoon
* Wegman's
*Wendy's

Lower Peach Street

*Arby's
*Dairy Queen
*Long John Silvers
*McDonald's
*Perkins Restaurant
*Burger King

ee also

* Millcreek Mall