Garden City Shopping Centre (Winnipeg)

Garden City Shopping Centre
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Location2305 McPhillips Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2V 3E1
Coordinates49°57′03″N 97°08′42″W / 49.9508°N 97.1449°W / 49.9508; -97.1449
Opening dateAugust 12, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-08-12)
DeveloperJames Kelly
ManagementRioCan REIT
OwnerRioCan REIT
No. of stores and services70
No. of anchor tenants3
Total retail floor area379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m2)
No. of floors1
Parking2,700 vehicles
Public transit accessBus interchange Winnipeg Transit Garden City Shopping Centre Transit Terminal
17 McGregor
18 North Main-Corydon
71 Arlington
77 Crosstown North
330 Murray
334 Adsum
On-Request 103 Maples
Websitewww.shopgardencity.ca

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]

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

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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

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  1. ^ King, Randall (5 August 2010). "Garden City Cinemas closing after 40 years", Winnipeg Free Press, p. D2.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine", RioCan. January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Information". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. ^ "RioCan - Garden City Shopping Centre". riocan.propertycapsule.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  6. ^ a b (27 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears in Winnipeg", Toronto Daily Star, p. 34.
  7. ^ (26 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears to build 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) store at Winnipeg centre", The Globe and Mail, p. B3.
  8. ^ (4 October 1974). "Inflation called key difficulty", The Globe and Mail, p. B3.
  9. ^ (7 August 1976). "Companies in the news: Eaton", The Globe and Mail, p. 14.
  10. ^ (21 April 1976). "Shopping centres meeting slower sales growth", The Globe and Mail, p. B16.
  11. ^ Sherren, Reg (23 August 1999). "Eaton's closures", The National, CBC News.
  12. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  13. ^ Solutions, Evoke (2017-10-05). "RioCan REIT Announces Agreements With Sears Canada at RioCan Oakville Place and Garden City Shopping Centre". RioCan REIT. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  14. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  15. ^ Israel, Solomon (September 16, 2019). "Mall makeover at Garden City". Winnipeg Free Press.
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