Garden City Shopping Centre is a single-level shopping centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located at the intersection of McPhillips Street and Leila Avenue.[1] Built in 1970, it was opened on August 12 that year.[2]
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| Location | 2305 McPhillips Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 3E1 |
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| Coordinates | 49°57′03″N 97°08′42″W / 49.9508°N 97.1449°W |
| Opening date | August 12, 1970 |
| Developer | James Kelly |
| Management | RioCan REIT |
| Owner | RioCan REIT |
| No. of stores and services | 70 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Parking | 2,700 vehicles |
| Public transit access |  Winnipeg Transit Garden City Shopping Centre Transit Terminal17 McGregor 18 North Main-Corydon 71 Arlington 77 Crosstown North |
| Website | www |
With an area of 379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m2),[3] the mall consists of 70 stores and 10 restaurants on a single level. Anchor stores include Canadian Tire, Winners and GoodLife Fitness.[4]
The shopping centre is owned and managed by RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.[5]
History edit
The shopping centre was developed by James Kelly of Toronto.[2] The centre was built in West Kildonan upon 40 acres (16 ha) of land.[6] Upon construction in 1969–1970, at a cost of millions of dollars, 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) of space. The initial plan was for 40 stores. The T. Eaton Co. Limited also purchased space in the mall.[6][7]
A major expansion began in 1974, with a 181,000 sq ft (16,800 m2) addition. Anchor stores at that time included the Simpson-Sears store and a Dominion supermarket, with plans to add an Eaton's store and a Beaver Lumber.[8] T. Eaton Co. Limited opened an 86,000 sq ft (8,000 m2) store in August 1976.[9] As of that same year, Garden City was one of the four largest regional malls in the city of Winnipeg.[10]
The Eaton's store closed in 1998, and its space was taken over by a Canadian Tire store.[11]
In Spring 2018, Garden City completed a $10-million renovation. The centre was enhanced with revitalized interiors, new seating, new bathrooms, revamped food court, and energy-efficient lighting throughout.[12]
With Sears Canada having closed their operations due to nationwide bankruptcy, the space formerly occupied by them at the shopping centre has been redeveloped.[13] The 92,000 sq ft (8,500 m2) area was divided into multiple units, and a lease has been signed with Seafood City Supermarket, a new-to-Winnipeg iconic Filipino-focused grocer, Michaels, and Bulk Barn.[14][15]
References edit
- ^ King, Randall (5 August 2010). "Garden City Cinemas closing after 40 years", Winnipeg Free Press, p. D2.
- ^ a b Smith, Kenneth B. (10 July 1970). "Building and real estate: Shopping centre growth in next five years declared unlikely to equal record of past five", The Globe and Mail, p. B4.
- ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine", RioCan. January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Information". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "RioCan - Garden City Shopping Centre". riocan.propertycapsule.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ a b (27 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears in Winnipeg", Toronto Daily Star, p. 34.
- ^ (26 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears to build 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) store at Winnipeg centre", The Globe and Mail, p. B3.
- ^ (4 October 1974). "Inflation called key difficulty", The Globe and Mail, p. B3.
- ^ (7 August 1976). "Companies in the news: Eaton", The Globe and Mail, p. 14.
- ^ (21 April 1976). "Shopping centres meeting slower sales growth", The Globe and Mail, p. B16.
- ^ Sherren, Reg (23 August 1999). "Eaton's closures", The National, CBC News.
- ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ Solutions, Evoke (2017-10-05). "RioCan REIT Announces Agreements With Sears Canada at RioCan Oakville Place and Garden City Shopping Centre". RioCan REIT. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ Israel, Solomon (September 16, 2019). "Mall makeover at Garden City". Winnipeg Free Press.