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Polo Park is Winnipeg's largest retail and entertainment district. Largest mall out of the eight malls (counting itself) in the city. Situated on the former Polo Park Racetrack, the Polo Park Mall was one of the first enclosed shopping malls in Canada. The mall of Polo Park has over 200 stores including Zellers, The Bay, Sears and the SilverCity movie theatres. It is the largest shopping centre in Canada between Toronto and Edmonton.
The district was also the home of the Winnipeg Arena (demolished) and continues to be the home of the Winnipeg Stadium (now the Canad Inns Stadium). The Winnipeg Velodrome was adjacent to the arena and the stadium. It was torn down in the 1990s to make way for a strip mall that includes Home Depot and Chapters.
The CKY building was situated near the stadium and the arena. Until 2006, it housed the city's CTV television network affiliate, CKY-TV. For many years, it was also the home of CKY radio and FM 92 CITI. The building was also the original home of the WTN network.
[edit] Expansions
In 1986 the mall got a $75 million renovation that added a second story. Some downtown Winnipeg merchants foresaw how it would negatively affect their stores and spoke out about it during city hall hearings in 1984.[1] However Council approved of the expansion plan regardless.[2]. The expanded shopping centre opened in mid-August 1986.[3]
In 2007 Polo Park is slated to get a $30 million expansion and renovation, adding 20,000 square feet. There are talks about Polo Park expanding and attaching to the new proposed Canad Inns Stadium if the stadium is built in the upcoming future.
[edit] Anchors & Majors
The Merry Mushroom Slide was a popular attraction at Polo Park in the 1970s.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Downtown merchants criticize Polo Park expansion plan", Winnipeg Free Press, September 7, 1984, p. 3.
- ^ "Polo Park expansion approved by council", Winnipeg Free Press, September 6, 1984, p. 1.
- ^ "Refurbished Polo Park mall overwhelms shoppers", Winnipeg Free Press, August 14, 1986, p. 2.
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