Westmount Centre

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Westmount Centre
2008-08-18 Westmount Centre.jpg
The mall on August 18, 2008.
Westmount Centre
Coordinates 53°56′13″N113°55′37″W / 53.93694°N 113.92694°W / 53.93694; -113.92694
Address13310 111 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5M 2M7
Opening date1955;69 years ago (1955)
Closing dateJune 6, 2024 (partial)
Management First Capital Realty
OwnerFirst Capital Realty
No. of stores and services47
No. of anchor tenants 5
Total retail floor area 498,000 m2 (5,360,000 sq ft)
No. of floors1
Public transit access Edmonton Transit System logo.svg Bus-logo.svg Westmount Transit Centre
Website www.westmountshopping.com

Westmount Centre is a shopping mall located in the Woodcroft neighborhood of Edmonton. It opened in 1955 and is owned by First Capital Realty.

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Anchors


Former anchors

Partial closure

For years after the Empire Theatre closed, store owners had problems with leakage from the theatre damaging their stock and equipment. The issue worsened every year, until 2024, when the mall closed off and evicted all tenants underneath the abandoned movie theatre from the abandoned Tony Roma's up to the Smitty's, due to a possible collapse that could happen on the first floor and more issues. All tenants were evicted on June 6, 2024. However, the tenants that were unaffected by the leakage including Safeway, Revolver, Smitty's, GYMVMT, Dollarama, Scotiabank, and Shoppers Drug Mart, as well as tenants not in the mall itself including The Home Depot and McFrugall's stayed open. [6]

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References

  1. Sahara theatre and restaurant opening - Edmonton Journal, January 13, 1956
  2. Westmount theatre opening - Edmonton Journal, August 12, 1965
  3. Westmount Cinema B opening - Edmonton Journal, March 17, 1972
  4. Famous Players Westmount 4 Opening - Edmonton Journal, November 8, 1985
  5. Cineplex Westmount opening - Edmonton Journal, December 20, 1985
  6. "Future of Westmount Shopping Centre unclear after tenants given 30 day notice". CTV News. Retrieved 4 June 2024.