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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 7:57 PM
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Another one for Montreal:

Place Bonaventure


Once there was a mall in that monstrosity. Beginning in the late 80s, it started a severe decline with the development of several other downtown malls to the north (Eaton's Centre, Place Montreal Trust, Place Mont-Royale, etc.)

The monster under construction (1965-1967); at the time, the world's largest single building in square footage:


Here is a snapshot of the former retail area:


Today, there is less than 22K of retail, versus 197K before the renovations.

Today:


Other dead downtown malls in Montreal include Place du Canada, and Place Victoria.
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