Bridlewood Mall

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Bridlewood Mall
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Bridlewood Mall in March 2023
Bridlewood Mall
Coordinates 43°47′54″N79°19′06″W / 43.79833°N 79.31833°W / 43.79833; -79.31833
Address2900 Warden Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M1W 2S8
Opening date1975
No. of stores and services81
No. of anchor tenants 3
Total retail floor area 35,060 m2 (377,400 sq ft)
No. of floors2
Public transit accessTTC 39/939 TTC 68/968
Website www.bridlewoodmall.com

Bridlewood Mall is a neighbourhood shopping centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It serves the L'Amoreaux neighbourhood in the Scarborough district of Toronto. [1] Its anchors include Shoppers Drug Mart, Dollarama, Metro, and Yours Food Mart.

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History

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Toronto Public Library Bridlewood Branch
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Metro in Bridlewood Mall

Bridlewood Mall was built in 1975 and redeveloped from 1998 to 1999. The mall takes its name from Bridlewood area to the south and the horse farm owned by Harry C. Hatch from 1927 to 1946. A small cemetery from the mid-1800s was incorporated as a memorial garden in the parking lot. [2] The mall began with four big-box store anchors: Towers, [3] Kmart, Food City, and Dominion.

The Towers chain was bought by Zellers in 1990 and the store was closed in 1991.

Metro Inc. bought Dominion stores in December 2008, and the Dominion store was converted into a Metro store.

Zellers went into liquidation on December 26, 2012, and it closed in March 2013.

A Target store was supposed to open at the location where the Zellers store had been (this space is small and it was said that it would be expanded), but all construction activity was cancelled due to Target's departure from Canada in April 2015. The space then became Stitches, a discount clothing outlet in 2016, before its closure in 2019. The space was then reopened on December 22, 2021, as an Asian supermarket (Yours Food Mart), with 2 smaller stores being leased inside.

Price Chopper closed on December 20, 2020, with the space being split in half. The western half was given to the City of Toronto, where an Employment and Social Services center has opened up at. [4] [5] Meanwhile, the other half is being leased to Toronto Public Library and will eventually move to that space somewhere by 2024 once construction finishes, which will expand its current area from 7,590 sq ft to approx. 20,000 sq ft, accommodating more users and features. [6]

Redevelopment

In 2008, the City Planning Division received a rezoning application to permit the redevelopment of the Mall, which would've seen several condos constructed along the north and south sides of the property with the mall being slightly expanded south. In response, the City launched a revitalization study that lasted from 2008-2010 in order to consider mixed-use sites in the area with potential for intensification and revitalization. The study identified needs and issues, opportunities and challenges for the area. [7] The City approved the redevelopment in 2010 but no construction activity or news has emerged since the approval and the banners advertising the redevelopment were quietly removed.

Retail mix

The mall is a mix of small independent businesses, chain stores, a public library, a factory outlet and two grocery stores. The mall has a number of fast food restaurant locations. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Location & Map - Bridlewood Mall". Bridlewood Mall. Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Bateman, Chris (12 November 2014). "There are 100 graves in the parking lot of this mall". Spacing . Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Department Stores then and now".
  4. ↑ "Mall Directory". Bridlewood Mall. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Bridlewood Employment and Social Services". City of Toronto. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  6. ↑ "TPL Website". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  7. ↑ Mirror, Scarborough (2010-08-12). "Overview: Bridlewood Mall redevelopment coming up at community council". Scarborough Mirror. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  8. ↑ "Stores - Bridlewood Mall". Archived from the original on 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
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