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Originally Posted by Authentic_City
Also problematic was the fact the all the residential behind the mall bordered the Central Park neighbourhood.
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It wasn't just that. The three towers of Fort Garry Place opened at the same time. And the suites in FGP were simply better (In-suite laundry, pool/hot tub/exercise complex, free satellite TV, etc.) for the same price. I know this because I checked out both and moved into FGP in '87.
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Originally Posted by Authentic_City
If a similar development was proposed today with all these elements - hundreds of residential units, nearly 100 retail units, movie theatres, restaurants, outdoor pedestrian promenades with street level storefronts, etc. all connected to the downtown skywalk system -- I'm sure we would all think it was the greatest thing ever for downtown. Heck, we'd call it True North Square.
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This is what first attracted me to Place Promenade. I was working in the Manitoba Health offices above Eaton Place, and it would have been great to walk to work in the winter without going outdoors. Alas, some parts of the skywalk route wouldn't have been open in the morning.
So I went with FGP. Restaurant up top, a plus pizza joint, grocery store, chocolate shop, MPIC, parking and a variety of other services within the building.