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{{Infobox shopping mall
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| name = Eglinton Square Shopping Centre
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| caption = Eglinton Square in 2023
| address = 1 Eglinton Square
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| location = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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| coordinates = {{coord|43.7236|N|79.2996|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| opening_date = 1953
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| developer = [[Oxford Properties]]
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| manager =
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| owner = Kingsett Capital, [[BentallGreenOak|Bentall Kennedy]] (Canada) LP
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| number_of_stores = 80+
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| number_of_anchors = 2
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| floor_area = {{convert|279000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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| floors = 1
| website = {{URL|eglintonsquare.ca}}
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[[File:Eglinton Square Shopping Centre Food Court 2023.jpg|thumb|Food Court]]
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'''Eglinton Square Shopping Centre''' is an enclosed [[shopping mall]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, located at [[Eglinton Avenue|Eglinton Avenue East]] and [[Victoria Park Avenue]] in [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]]'s [[Golden Mile, Toronto|Golden Mile]] neighbourhood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eglinton Square |url=https://eglintonsquare.ca/pages/leasing |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=eglintonsquare.ca |language=en-US}}</ref> It opened in 1953 as a [[Strip mall|strip plaza]] and was later converted to mall.<ref name="August 22, 1963">{{cite news|title = Eglinton Square To Be Enlarged By 25 Stores|newspaper = [[Globe and Mail]]|location = Toronto|page = 23|date = 22 August 1963}}</ref>
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The Eglinton Square Shopping Centre is owned by Kingsett Capital and under the management of Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP. It has approximately {{convert|279000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of retail space with over 80 retail outlets.
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| location = 1 Eglinton Square<br />[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]<br />M1L 2K1
The shopping centre is slated for major redevelopment, with high density condo buildings as part of the mix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2023/08/hudsons-bay-launches-outlet-store-concept/|title=Hudson’s Bay Launches Outlet Store Concept|first=Craig|last=Patterson|date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>
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| opening_date = 1954
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| developer = [[Oxford Properties]]
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| manager =
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| owner = Kingsett Capital, Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP
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| number_of_stores = 80+
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| number_of_anchors = 2
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| floor_area = {{convert|279000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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| floors = 1
| website = {{URL|http://www.eglintonsquare.ca/|Eglinton Square Shopping Centre}}
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'''Eglinton Square Shopping Centre''' is an enclosed [[shopping mall]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], located at [[Eglinton Avenue|Eglinton Avenue East]] and [[Victoria Park Avenue|Victoria Park Ave.]] in the district of [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]]. It opened in 1954. It is owned by Kingsett Capital and under the management of Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP. It has approximately {{convert|279000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of retail space with over 80 retail outlets. The mall is located on what was once the site of James Neilson's farm.


==History==
==History==
The mall was opened to the public in 1954 in an area once settled by farmland in the 1820s and re-developed as industrial land during [[World War II]] along Eglinton Avenue and surrounded by residential homes to the north, south and west sides.
The mall was opened to the public in 1953 in an area once settled by farmland in the 1820s and re-developed as industrial land during [[World War II]] along Eglinton Avenue and surrounded by residential homes to the north, south and west sides. Built at the cost 1.6 million$, Eglinton Square was expanded two years later.<ref name="August 22, 1963"/> In 1957, the shopping centre was visited by [[Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Monarch builds on its reputation: Founded in 1917:|newspaper = [[National Post]]|location = Toronto|page = N10|date = 9 June 2001}}</ref>


Up until the early 1960s, Eglinton Square had two [[Dominion Stores|Dominion]] supermarkets, one at each end of the plaza.<ref name="June 7, 1962">{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Harold|title = 120,000-Sq.-Ft. Unit Of Morgan's Set In Toronto Suburb|newspaper = [[Women's Wear Daily]]|location = New York|page = 14|date =June 7, 1962}}</ref> In the spring 1963, the Dominion at the western end of the shopping centre was torn down to make room for an upcoming two story [[Morgan's]] department store of 120,000 square feet.<ref name="June 7, 1962"/><ref name="August 23, 1963">{{cite news|title = 120,000-Sq.-Ft. Unit Of Morgan's Set In Toronto Suburb|newspaper = [[Women's Wear Daily]]|location = New York|page = 3|date =August 23, 1963}}</ref> Morgan's officially opened on August 22, 1963.<ref name="August 22, 1963"/> It was notable for having a parking garage attached to the shopping centre with room for 573 cars including those parked in the roof of the store.<ref name="June 5, 1962">{{cite news|title = Morgan Store Planned for Eglinton Square|newspaper = [[Globe and Mail]]|location = Toronto|page = B1|date = 5 June 1962}}</ref> It was the first Morgan's store opened by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] following its acquisition of the chain in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/tag/lawrence-plaza/|title=Morgan's push. They'll sell anything|date=August 21, 1963|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> Unlike its two other Morgan's locations at Lawrence Plaza and [[Cloverdale Mall]] which were leases, Hudson's Bay Company wholly-owned the store at Eglinton Square.<ref name="August 22, 1963"/> Morgan's eventually became a [[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|The Bay]] store.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2018/9/hudsons-bay-morgans-closed-le-boulevard-montreal|title=Hudson's Bay Closes 2nd-Oldest Suburban Store|website=RETAIL INSIDER|date=September 16, 2018}}</ref>
==Major tenants==

*[[Metro Inc.|Metro]] (formerly Dominion)
In 1964, Eglinton Square was enlarged of 25 stores from the 31 existing ones and essentially became an enclosed shopping mall.<ref name="August 22, 1963"/> In addition, a multi-level parking for 500 cars was to be installed on top of the new extension.<ref name="August 22, 1963"/> To this day, the main shopping centre still has two 1960s style ramps that provide two levels of parking on top of the stores.
*[[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|The Bay]] (formerly Morgan's)

*[[Shoppers Drug Mart]]
The mall's perimeter is being redeveloped for mixed and residential use (condo towers and townhouses) including demolition of existing low rise apartments along Engelhart Crescent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Mile Makeover: Another Mixed-Use Proposal for the Crosstown LRT Route {{!}} UrbanToronto |url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/02/golden-mile-makeover-another-mixed-use-proposal-crosstown-lrt-route.47143 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=urbantoronto.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-199226.pdf|title=Preliminary Report 40 Eglinton Square Official Plan Amendment}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Re-Imagining the Golden Mile: From Chain Stores and Parking Lots to a New Massive Mixed-use Community |url=https://www.unitedwaygt.org/ileo-in-action/re-imagining-the-golden-mile-from-chain-stores-and-parking-lots-to-a-new-massive-mixed-use-community/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=United Way Greater Toronto |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Toys "R" Us]] Express
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*[[Dollarama]]
Eglinton Square Shopping Centre interior 2023.jpg |Mall inside
*Watts Restaurant and Bar Since 1954
Eglinton Square Shopping Centre interior1 2023.jpg|Founter demolished after the renovation around 2018
Eglinton Square Shopping Centre Telephone booth 2023.jpg|[[Red telephone box]] purchase by developer in 1987
Eglinton Square Shopping Centre Dental Centre 2023.jpg|Dental Centre
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of shopping malls in Toronto]]
* [[List of shopping malls in Toronto]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.eglintonsquare.ca/ Eglinton Square Shopping Centre]
*[http://www.eglintonsquare.ca/ Official website]


{{Shopping Malls in the Golden Horseshoe}}
{{Shopping Malls in the Golden Horseshoe}}

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Scarborough, Ontario]]
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 13 December 2023

Eglinton Square Shopping Centre
Eglinton Square in 2023
Map
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates43°43′25″N 79°17′59″W / 43.7236°N 79.2996°W / 43.7236; -79.2996
Address1 Eglinton Square
Opening date1953
DeveloperOxford Properties
OwnerKingsett Capital, Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP
No. of stores and services80+
No. of anchor tenants2
Total retail floor area279,000 sq ft (25,900 m2)
No. of floors1
Websiteeglintonsquare.ca
Food Court

Eglinton Square Shopping Centre is an enclosed shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at Eglinton Avenue East and Victoria Park Avenue in Scarborough's Golden Mile neighbourhood.[1] It opened in 1953 as a strip plaza and was later converted to mall.[2]

The Eglinton Square Shopping Centre is owned by Kingsett Capital and under the management of Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP. It has approximately 279,000 sq ft (25,900 m2) of retail space with over 80 retail outlets.

The shopping centre is slated for major redevelopment, with high density condo buildings as part of the mix.[3]

History

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The mall was opened to the public in 1953 in an area once settled by farmland in the 1820s and re-developed as industrial land during World War II along Eglinton Avenue and surrounded by residential homes to the north, south and west sides. Built at the cost 1.6 million$, Eglinton Square was expanded two years later.[2] In 1957, the shopping centre was visited by Queen Elizabeth II.[4]

Up until the early 1960s, Eglinton Square had two Dominion supermarkets, one at each end of the plaza.[5] In the spring 1963, the Dominion at the western end of the shopping centre was torn down to make room for an upcoming two story Morgan's department store of 120,000 square feet.[5][6] Morgan's officially opened on August 22, 1963.[2] It was notable for having a parking garage attached to the shopping centre with room for 573 cars including those parked in the roof of the store.[7] It was the first Morgan's store opened by the Hudson's Bay Company following its acquisition of the chain in 1960.[8] Unlike its two other Morgan's locations at Lawrence Plaza and Cloverdale Mall which were leases, Hudson's Bay Company wholly-owned the store at Eglinton Square.[2] Morgan's eventually became a The Bay store.[9]

In 1964, Eglinton Square was enlarged of 25 stores from the 31 existing ones and essentially became an enclosed shopping mall.[2] In addition, a multi-level parking for 500 cars was to be installed on top of the new extension.[2] To this day, the main shopping centre still has two 1960s style ramps that provide two levels of parking on top of the stores.

The mall's perimeter is being redeveloped for mixed and residential use (condo towers and townhouses) including demolition of existing low rise apartments along Engelhart Crescent.[10][11][12]

  • Mall inside
    Mall inside
  • Founter demolished after the renovation around 2018
    Founter demolished after the renovation around 2018
  • Red telephone box purchase by developer in 1987
    Red telephone box purchase by developer in 1987
  • Dental Centre
    Dental Centre

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Eglinton Square". eglintonsquare.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Eglinton Square To Be Enlarged By 25 Stores". Globe and Mail. Toronto. 22 August 1963. p. 23.
  3. ^ Patterson, Craig (August 24, 2023). "Hudson's Bay Launches Outlet Store Concept".
  4. ^ "Monarch builds on its reputation: Founded in 1917:". National Post. Toronto. 9 June 2001. p. N10.
  5. ^ a b Wilson, Harold (June 7, 1962). "120,000-Sq.-Ft. Unit Of Morgan's Set In Toronto Suburb". Women's Wear Daily. New York. p. 14.
  6. ^ "120,000-Sq.-Ft. Unit Of Morgan's Set In Toronto Suburb". Women's Wear Daily. New York. August 23, 1963. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Morgan Store Planned for Eglinton Square". Globe and Mail. Toronto. 5 June 1962. p. B1.
  8. ^ "Morgan's push. They'll sell anything". Toronto Star. August 21, 1963.
  9. ^ "Hudson's Bay Closes 2nd-Oldest Suburban Store". RETAIL INSIDER. September 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Golden Mile Makeover: Another Mixed-Use Proposal for the Crosstown LRT Route | UrbanToronto". urbantoronto.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  11. ^ "Preliminary Report 40 Eglinton Square Official Plan Amendment" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Re-Imagining the Golden Mile: From Chain Stores and Parking Lots to a New Massive Mixed-use Community". United Way Greater Toronto. 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
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