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Originally Posted by Policy Wonk
Deerfoot Mall....it is a whole lot better today than it was in the early 90's when the entire east end of the mall between the center court where there was a fountain and the Woolco (now Sportchek) was almost completely vacant with the exception of a Radio Shack, a crappy toystore and a dump called collectors corner that was the worlds largest collection of old beer cans and professional bowling memorabilia.....
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LOL I got my entire hockey card collection from that guy! I was kinda disappointed when he closed shop. I also worked at the Music World there the last time Canada won hockey gold (SLC 2002).
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Originally Posted by clooless
Having lived in Vancouver and Calgary both for a number of years I can add a few to the list.
Vancouver/GVRD: - Royal City Centre (once Woolworth's Centre) in New Westminster. After Woolworth's went belly up stores started to leave and it was a while before Zellers moved in to occupy the old Woolworth's location. The design looks very much if not exactly like the London Galleria, so I suspect it was designed, built and owned by the same company. As with the London Galleria, the top level is now devoid of shops and almost entirely occupied with an HSBC call centre.
- City Square in Vancouver. Besides the Safeway, I've never seen anything in that mall that is busy.
- Kingsway Mall in Vancouver. D - e - d. Dead. If the liquor store or library ever left the place would echo. It's desperately needs a redesign.
Calgary: - North Hill Centre. It's dead most of the time and without the fitness centre or the residential towers no one would shop there. I still remember when the movie theatres occupied the mall.
- Deer Valley Mall. Without Co-Op this mall would have nothing to drive its business even with the Zellers. I am surprised the Zellers has remained in business at that location because even on weekends it is extremely dead.
- Beddington Town Centre. I agree with Policy Wonk; it's dead. Without the liquor store or London Drugs it would die. Hell, it's already dead.
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For Vancouver, you forgot to mention Lynn Valley Center in North Vancouver. Its anchored by a Save-On Foods and a Zellers. Save for that, its all a bunch of junkie dumb stores. We got hoodwinked by the pet shop there when we got our first pet rabbit. The rabbit was just happy gone from the pet store, she hasn't warmed up to us at all in the year an a half.
North Hill Centre is Calgary's first indoor mall, and has the Sears that time forgot...litterally, its been open since 1961. I was born 20 years later, I even doubt its been renovated or changed stock in my lifetime. That said, the food court there isn't too bad, and being just up the hill from Queen Elisabeth High School and close to SAIT, thats about its only redeeming quality. Well, that, the Safeway, the Shoppers, the Chilli's, and the World Health Club...
Deer Valley Mall has ALWAYS sucked as far as I know.
Beddington Town Centre was killed by Deerfoot Mall...
Does anyone remember the mall in Huntington Hills on Hunterview Drive and 64th Avenue? It was anchored by a Food Giant. It was torn down about 10 years ago to make way for Statesmen's Manor Village at Huntington Hills. As a kid, I used to cut through there daily to get to elementary school. I even remember my sister taking dance lessons at the dance studio there, and for gym class we'd go bowling at the bowling alley on the bottom level!!
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Originally Posted by CCF
How about that International Village Mall in Vancouver?
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Well, see, there seems to be some kind of mix up with that. There's International Village, and there's Tinseltown (posted in previous pics as "International Village"). International Village seems to be doing fine with its easy access to the Stadium skytrain station and TNT market. Tinseltown on the other hand has a theatre, a McDonalds, a Starbucks, and a 7-11. The rest is filled with empty shops and some art space. It kinda sucks, it really seems like it should be something big. Especially with its location right downtown and near Chinatown.
I would also love to throw in Chilliwack Mall as a mall that is dead. When it came down to smart moves, whomever planned the malls in Chilliwack didn't do a good job. They built Cottonwood Mall right across the street from Chilliwack Mall. Suffice to say, it killed Chilliwack Mall. C-Wack mall has a Wal-Mart and a Safeway, I don't think it has anything more than that. My info on it is a couple years old, I'm in no rush to head out there to find out.