Highfield Square

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Highfield Square
Highfield Square Sign.jpg
Highfield Square sign and parking lot
Highfield Square
Location Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Coordinates 46°05′11″N64°47′05″W / 46.086296°N 64.784817°W / 46.086296; -64.784817
Opening date1967 [1]
Closing date2013
Owneroriginally Crombie REIT, now City of Moncton [2]
No. of stores and services60
No. of anchor tenants 3
No. of floors2
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Highfield Square, also known as Highfield Square Shopping Centre, was a shopping centre located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Highfield Square was owned and operated by Crombie REIT before being sold to the city of Moncton. The complex has since been demolished.

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Aftermath

The Avenir Centre was built after the demolition of Highfield Square. Avenir Centre.jpg
The Avenir Centre was built after the demolition of Highfield Square.

The property has been converted to the Avenir Centre.

History

The mall contained at its peak over 60 stores and services. The major anchor during its lifetime included:

Other prominent tenants included RadioShack, and Reitmans.

After the mall closed its movie theatres in the 1970s, it converted the area into a large food court with many restaurants, such as Pizza Delight, A&W, Deluxe, Tim Hortons, and Ed's Sub. The mall mascot was Hifie the Bear.

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References

  1. "Eastern - Highfield Square". Crombie REIT. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. "Moncton mayor 'optimistic' after council votes to purchase Highfield Square". CTV News Atlantic. June 18, 2013.