Edmonton City Centre

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Edmonton City Centre
Edmonton City Centre
Facts and statistics
Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
No. of stores and services 160
No. of floors 4

Edmonton City Centre is a shopping mall in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada across the street from Churchill Square. It is near the "Arts "District".

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[edit] History

In 1974 the City Centre Place shopping mall was completed within the larger Edmonton Centre development; TD Tower was added in 1976[1]. In 1978 Oxford Tower and the Sutton Place Hotel were build on the north edge of the site. Across the street a new development was in planning. The original plan for what was then called Eaton's Centre, announced in 1980, called for several large office and apartment towers. None of the orignaly designed five towers was ever built but the multi-level Eaton's Centre mall and the Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel were salvage from the project [2].

After the demise of the Eaton's department store in 1999, Eaton's Centre and Edmonton Centre, formerly two independent malls, were redeveloped into one shopping complex connected by a newer and larger pedestrian bridge spanning 101 Street (that itself contains a number of shops). The Bay, a former Eaton's competitor, moved into part of the former Eaton's store, with the remainder of the store also partially converted into a parking garage and call centre. The former Bay location in the Edmonton Centre is now heavily renovated and converted into smaller retail stores and the Edmonton operations of the CBC. Edmonton City Centre also has a movie theatre and pedway connections to Manulife Place and the LRT.

[edit] Anchors

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[edit] Business

ECC is currently home to four office towers: two (TD Tower, City Centre Place) are connected to the mall, the third (Bell Tower) is located across the street, and the fourth (Oxford tower) is located in the lobby of the Sutton Place Hotel. These towers are more than fifteen stories in height and house many different businesses.

[edit] Themes

When Eaton Centre was a separate entity from Edmonton Centre, it had an eighteen hole mini-golf course on the lower level. Following the merger of the two malls, much of the lower level of both malls was redeveloped as food courts.

[edit] Security

Security is currently provided by a contract company, GARDA of Canada. Security Services is located on the main level, near the 102 Avenue entrance. Security personal work on rotating 12-hour shifts and provide 24 hr security to the facility. Security is also responsible for access control into restricted areas, and is also rumoured be responsible for the packaging of cardboard from one of the loading docks. Security is also responsible for patrolling several of the car parks located next to Edmonton Centre; this is achieved through marked patrol vehicles.

[edit] Guest services

In February 2007, Customer Service (formerly located on the lower level of Edmonton City Centre West) was revamped into the new Guest Services Kiosk, located on the main level of the east side near the 102A Avenue entrance. Their services include: stroller and wheelchair rental, gift certificate sales, pedway maps, lost and found, mall information, and specialized gift wrapping (free if it was purchased in the mall).

[edit] Stores Coming Soon

  • WHC

[edit] See also

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