Garden City Shopping Centre (Winnipeg)

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Garden City Shopping Centre
Garden City Shopping Centre (Winnipeg)
Location2305 McPhillips Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2V 3E1
Coordinates 49°57′03″N97°08′42″W / 49.9508°N 97.1449°W / 49.9508; -97.1449
Opening dateAugust 12, 1970;55 years ago (1970-08-12)
DeveloperJames Kelly
Management RioCan REIT
OwnerRioCan REIT
Stores and services70
Anchor tenants 3
Floor area 379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m2)
Floors1
Parking2,700 vehicles
Public transit Bus-logo.svg Winnipeg Transit
Website www.shopgardencity.ca

Garden City Shopping Centre is a single-level shopping centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located at the intersection of McPhillips Street and Leila Avenue. [1] Built in 1970, it was opened on August 12 that year. [2]

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With an area of 379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m2), [3] the mall consists of 70 stores and 10 restaurants on a single level. Anchor stores include Canadian Tire, Winners and GoodLife Fitness. [4]

The shopping centre is managed by McCor Management. [5] The centre was sold by Primaris REIT in 2024 to a private ownership group. [6]

History

The shopping centre was developed by James Kelly of Toronto. [2] The centre was built in West Kildonan upon 40 acres (16 ha) of land. [7] Upon construction in 1969–1970, at a cost of millions of dollars, 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) of space. The initial plan was for 40 stores. The T. Eaton Co. Limited also purchased space in the mall. [7] [8]

A major expansion began in 1974, with a 181,000 sq ft (16,800 m2) addition. Anchor stores at that time included the Simpson-Sears store and a Dominion supermarket, with plans to add an Eaton's store and a Beaver Lumber. [9] T. Eaton Co. Limited opened an 86,000 sq ft (8,000 m2) store in August 1976. [10] As of that same year, Garden City was one of the four largest regional malls in the city of Winnipeg. [11]

The Eaton's store closed in 1998, and its space was taken over by a Canadian Tire store. [12]

In Spring 2018, Garden City completed a $10-million renovation. The centre was enhanced with revitalized interiors, new seating, new bathrooms, revamped food court, and energy-efficient lighting throughout. [13]

With Sears Canada having closed their operations due to nationwide bankruptcy, the space formerly occupied by them at the shopping centre has been redeveloped. [14] The 92,000 sq ft (8,500 m2) area was divided into multiple units, and a lease has been signed with Seafood City Supermarket, a new-to-Winnipeg iconic Filipino-focused grocer, Michaels, and Bulk Barn. [15] [16]

Bus routes

The mall is served by a designated bus hub that accommodates several Winnipeg Transit routes, with surface lots available for park-and-ride use. The following stop/platform assignments are as follows: [17]

PlatformStopRouteDestination
13036428 Stafford Seel Station
330GreyLevis/Nairn
336Tyndall ParkFife
23089038Munroe Kildonan Place
330379F5 Donald Fort Rouge Station
430779FX2 St. Mary's St. Vital Centre
530780332ChurchSelkirk/McPhillips
630377334Dr. Jose RizalWaterford Green
On-street30376D10Panet Kildonan Place
30363AdsumWaterford Green

References

  1. ↑ King, Randall (5 August 2010). "Garden City Cinemas closing after 40 years", Winnipeg Free Press , p. D2.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Kenneth B. (10 July 1970). "Building and real estate: Shopping centre growth in next five years declared unlikely to equal record of past five", The Globe and Mail , p. B4.
  3. ↑ "Garden City Shopping Centre Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine ", RioCan. January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Information". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Garden City Shopping Centre Joins McCOR's Portfolio of Managed Assets!". 6 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Primaris Reveals Winnipeg's Garden City Mall Sale Price".
  7. 1 2 (27 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears in Winnipeg", Toronto Daily Star , p. 34.
  8. ↑ (26 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears to build 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) store at Winnipeg centre", The Globe and Mail , p. B3.
  9. ↑ (4 October 1974). "Inflation called key difficulty", The Globe and Mail , p. B3.
  10. ↑ (7 August 1976). "Companies in the news: Eaton", The Globe and Mail , p. 14.
  11. ↑ (21 April 1976). "Shopping centres meeting slower sales growth", The Globe and Mail , p. B16.
  12. ↑ Sherren, Reg (23 August 1999). "Eaton's closures", The National , CBC News.
  13. ↑ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  14. ↑ Solutions, Evoke (2017-10-05). "RioCan REIT Announces Agreements With Sears Canada at RioCan Oakville Place and Garden City Shopping Centre". RioCan REIT. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  15. ↑ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  16. ↑ Israel, Solomon (September 16, 2019). "Mall makeover at Garden City". Winnipeg Free Press.
  17. ↑ "Garden City Park & Ride". Winnipeg Transit. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
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