Westfield Burwood
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| Westfield Burwood | |
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| Owner | The Westfield Group |
| No. of stores and services | 247 [1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| Website | westfield.com/burwood |
Westfield Burwood is a large shopping centre in Sydney's Inner West suburb of Burwood. First opened in 2001, the centre currently features a David Jones department store on 3 levels, Kmart, Target, Coles, Woolworths, a food court, around 250 specialty stores and a 12 screen Greater Union cinema complex. The food court features balcony seating overlooking Burwood Road and Burwood Park.
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[edit] Events
Westfield Burwood participates in Burwood's Christmas Carols in the Park in December. The event is held in Burwood Park, which is opposite Westfield.
[edit] History
Westfield Burwood first opened in 1966, and was one of the first shopping centres in Australia[2]. The original centre was half the size it is today, and was first to have a Hoyts cinema inside the centre. Westfield Burwood was renovated in 1972 and again in 1976.
In 2001, the centre underwent a $300 million redevelopment, and was the first Westfield to be completely demolished and rebuilt. The redevelopment doubled the size of the original centre, allowed for more stores in the centre and created Food on the Park, the food court that extends to a balcony overlooking the park.
The Myer store closed on Saturday, 24 March 2007. A David Jones store opened on May 5, 2007 by model Megan Gale. This is the first ever David Jones store to open between Market St and Elizabeth St and Parramatta. A new cosmetics department was built, the whole top floor was renovated and carpets were relaid in some sections. Store fittings in other departments remained the same.
Recently, Westfield Burwood introduced a controversial parking scheme where customers have only two hours free parking, to prevent people using the car park long-term and travelling to other centres. This new scheme has met much criticism from shop owners and locals alike, yet no action has been taken by Westfield.
[edit] Access
Westfield Burwood has a little less than 3000 parking spaces.[citation needed] Burwood is serviced by various public transport services, and Westfield Burwood is a short walk from Burwood railway station.
[edit] References
- ^ Westfield
- ^ "Westfield Burwood - Media Centre", The Westfield Group, retrieved 26 November 2006
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