Some of the other supermarkets that have opened in downtown Toronto the last 2-3 years include a 48,000 square foot Longo's at
Maple Leaf Square, a 24-hour Sobey's at
Cityplace, a 24-hour Sobey's at Regent Park, a 24-hour Sobey's at Front and Princess Streets, and several smaller Sobey's locations. There were plans to turn an old distribution warehouse at Lakeshore/Bathurst into an 80,000 square foot Loblaws superstore as well. I'm not sure if that might still happen.
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Hundreds show up for Loblaws opening at MLG
With anticipation building through the week, people began lining up Tuesday at 7 p.m. to be the first customers to enter the historic building, once home to the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs, since an ambitious $60-million redevelopment project was announced in 2009.
The lineup grew Wednesday morning, bringing back memories of the old days when people lined outside the building for Maple Leafs games, concerts and other events.
Nancy, a customer who didn't give her last name, joined the lineup at 5 a.m.
"We want to see what's happening in the neighbourhood and check out the old building and see what's happened to it," said Nancy, who was planning to head straight to the so-called wall of cheese that is drawing plenty of curiosity.
The building hasn't seen this much buzz since the Maple Leafs played their final game there in 1999 before moving to the Air Canada Centre.
In addition to a 70,000-square foot Loblaws that features fancy food products, a chef's kitchen and tea emporium, the building is home to an LCBO, Joe Fresh clothing store and athletic facilities for Ryerson, including a 2,600-seat ice rink on the top floor and volleyball and basketball courts on the second floor.
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