Norgate shopping centre

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Norgate shopping centre (French: Galeries Norgate) was built in 1949 in the then-suburb of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the first strip mall in Canada. It was built by developer Maxwell Cummings. It is believed that the mall was financed and owned by the Lupovich family of Montreal. The late Moe and Sam Lupovich were successful owners of the Ideal Dress Company in Montreal. They were leaders in Canada's garment industry. The mall continues to be owned by the family to this day.

Norgate is an external walk shopping centre, much like modern strip malls, without an enclosed walkway. Unlike modern malls, Norgate is directly accessible from the sidewalk. The shopping centre is L-shaped, fronting the street at the bottom of the L and its related short-side. The back and front of the L open onto parking lots. The mall was designed by architect Max Kalman.

Norgate is located between Décarie Boulevard and Saint-Gemain Street as well as between rue Rochon and Boulevard Côte-Vertu. The bottom of the L coincides with Rochon, the short side of the bottom and the long leg of the L correspond with Décarie. The long part of the L sits in the middle of the parking lot, with loading docks along the back, and parking spaces all around, running parallel to Decarie.

Across Décarie Boulevard from Norgate lies the Côte-Vertu Metro station and the Terminus Côte-Vertu Nord ^[1] ^[2]. Nearby are CEGEP Vanier College, the Saint-Laurent CLSC, and CHSLD Saint-Laurent Hospital. The mall itself contains the Côte-Vertu Medical Clinic, a Provigo, a Royal Bank of Canada branch, a Pharmaprix, a Tim Hortons, a SuperClub Vidéotron, convenience stores, and a laundromat.