Grant Park Shopping Centre

Grant Park Shopping Centre is a 70-shop, nearly 400,000 square foot[1] shopping centre in southwest Winnipeg, Manitoba. They started breaking ground in 1962 with a few detached buildings opening in 1964 and it became an enclosed shopping mall in 1969. Grant Park High School and the Pan-Am Pool are located near the mall.

Development

The land around Grant Park was first developed with the introduction of the Harte line for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1908. From the 1920s to 1950s, the Grant Park area was the location of Rooster Town, a Métis community.[2] During the Depression of 1929, many Métis people moved to the area. The land was beyond any serviced roads and the 40 or 50 families lived in shanty like houses constructed of old boxcars. In 1959, the residents were evicted and their homes were torn down.[3]

Construction of the mall began in 1962.

The mall began a three year renovation starting in 2012 and ending in 2014.[4]

Stores

The Eastern end of the mall was originally anchored by discount department store Woolco, constructed approximately two years after the mall first opened and subject of a lawsuit appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada[5] The Woolco store was bought out and converted to Walmart in 1994.[6] This same location was vacated by Walmart in 2001 and replaced by Zellers.[7] This Zellers location closed Feb. 11, 2013.[8] The location is now occupied by Target.[9]

On June 27, 2013, Empire Theatres announced that it will be selling this theatre location along with 22 others in Western Canada and Ontario to Landmark Cinemas.[10]

The mall has approximately 70 stores. It is anchored by Target, Federated Co-operatives, Manitoba Liquor Mart, Shoppers Drug Mart, Landmark Cinemas (formerly Empire Theatres), and McNally Robinson. The Liquor Mart at Grant Park is the largest in the province.[11]

References

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  2. ↑ "U of W seeks stories of Métis neighbourhood". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 14 Feb 2013.
  3. ↑ "Remembering Rooster Town – Public Help Wanted". University Of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
  4. ↑ McNeill, Murray (19 November 2012). "Target pushes mall's facelift". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Clark’s-Gamble of Canada Ltd. v. Grant Park Plaza Ltd. et al. [1967] SCR 614
  6. ↑ http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Shopping.aspx?BusinessID=5548
  7. ↑ http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Shopping.aspx?BusinessID=5548
  8. ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/souwester/correspondent/Saying-so-long-to-the-Zellers-people-199050781.html
  9. ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/fourth-city-target-opens-279655472.html
  10. ↑ http://www.mmdnewswire.com/landmark-cinemas-of-canada-129948.html
  11. ↑ McNeill, Murray (3 June 2011). "Shuffle in store at Grant Park". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.

Coordinates: 49°51′28″N 97°09′56″W / 49.8578°N 97.1656°W