Kingsgate Mall

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Kingsgate Mall
Kingsgate Mall
Location370 E Broadway,
Vancouver, British Columbia
Coordinates 49°15′43″N123°05′49″W / 49.262°N 123.097°W / 49.262; -123.097
Opening dateMarch 28, 1974
DeveloperBeedie Development Group
Owner Vancouver School Board
No. of stores and services31
Total retail floor area 138,000 sq ft (12,800 m2)
No. of floors2
Website kingsgatemall.com

Kingsgate Mall is a shopping mall in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Construction on the mall began in 1972 with the grand opening being held on March 28, 1974. The land the mall stands on is owned by the Vancouver School Board.

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History

The land that the mall now stands on was the location of Mount Pleasant School, originally built in 1888. In 1971, the Vancouver School Board decided to lease the land for development in order to provide funds for the board. The contract, worth $2.5 million was awarded to Royal Oak Holdings (currently Beedie Development LTD). In 1972, Mount Pleasant School (now Mount Pleasant Elementary School) was relocated to Guleph Street and the original site closed.

Later in the same year demolishing of the structures commenced. Construction of the mall was completed in 1974 and the opening took place on March 28, 1974, with a three-day celebration. Some initial tenants included Safeway, Fields, Radio Shack, Shoppers Drug Mart, and the Mount Pleasant Branch of the Vancouver Public Library. [1]

During the 1980s and 1990s the mall was dubbed "Hellsgate Mall" due to frequent crime in the mall and in the surrounding neighborhood. [2] [3]

The mall's reputation began to turn by the 2010s under the leadership of mall manager Leyda Molnar, who implemented better security and began to host community events. Molnar began working for the mall in 1999 before becoming the property manager in 2006. [4]

In 2024, the mall celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Community Events

In 2022, Music Waste festival held several concerts at the mall. [5]

The mall is host to seasonal, such as dancers for Chinese New Year and St. Patrick's Day, Santa around Christmas and pumpkin carving around Halloween. [6] The mall has also hosted children's reading days and senior's days, which are open to the community. [7]

Conflict & Controversy

In 2023 it was alleged by the Vancouver School Board that Kingsgate Property Ltd, a subsidiary of the original developer Beedie Development Group owed $50 million in unpaid rent. In response to this the board threatened to terminate the lease in a possible bid to redevelop the land. [8]

In 2022, Canadian musicians Arkells and Tegan and Sara released a music video for the song Teenage Tears that features the mall. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Hagemoen, Christine. "Kingsgate, the 'Little Mall That Could', Turns 50!". Scout Magazine. Scout Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Cheung, Christopher. "How quirky Kingsgate Mall achieved celebrity". Vancouver is Awesome. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Hagemoen
  4. ↑ Woo, Andrea "Mall manager honored for 'fabulous' turnaround," The Vancouver Sun, May 5, 2010, pg 3.
  5. ↑ McLachlan, Stacey. "Sponsored Content Watch a Concert at Kingsgate Mall and Make a Dream You Didn't Know You Had Come True". Vancouver Magazine. Vancouver Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Cheung
  7. ↑ Sherlock, Tracy "VSB to consult on possible sale of mall," The Vancouver Sun, April 18, 2016, pg 3.
  8. ↑ Little, Simon; Robinson, Kristen. "Could East Vancouver's iconic Kingsgate Mall be sold for development?". Global News. Global News. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ↑ McElroy, Justin. "Why Arkells and Tegan and Sara shot their latest video in Vancouver's Kingsgate Mall". CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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