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*[http://timstackpool.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/whenever-i-have-time-to-take-wander.html Tim Stackpool's blog remembering the 'old' Westfield Burwood] |
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Revision as of 02:28, 18 October 2020
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| Coordinates | 33°52′29″S 151°06′21″E / 33.87464444°S 151.1058972°E |
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| Opening date | October 1966 (original) 17 August 2000 (new) |
| Developer | Scentre Group |
| Management | Scentre Group |
| Owner | Scentre Group |
| No. of stores and services | 240 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 63,614 m2 (684,735 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 5 |
| Parking | 3,014 spaces |
| Website | www.westfield.com/burwood/ |
Westfield Burwood is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Burwood in the Inner West of Sydney.[1]
Events
Westfield Burwood participates in Burwood's Christmas Carols in the Park in December. The event is held in Burwood Park, opposite Westfield.
History
Westfield Burwood first opened in 11 October 1966 by then premier of New South Wales Robert Askin, and was one of the first shopping centres in Australia.[2] The centre was known as Westfield Shoppingtown Burwood and was the first Westfield to contain the Westfield logo and to be branded as "shoppingtown". Shoppingtown was the idea that the centre would contain more than just shops, but professional services like cinemas, petrol stations, doctors and dentists.[3]
Westfield Burwood was built on a slope which meant that it was the first centre that facilitated an "incline mall" design. This meant that the centre was a gently-ascending grade and that the levels were connected via a system of ramps, stairs and escalators.
The original centre was half the size it is today, and was first to to have a Hoyts cinema inside the centre (later closed sometime in the 1980s). Westfield Burwood was partially built on the site of the old Hoyts Astor theatre which was rebuilt as the Hoyts Burwood. Westfield Burwood featured Farmers, Coles New World, Mark Foy's and Winns.[4] Westfield Burwood was renovated in 1972 and again in 1976. In November 1976, the Farmers store was rebranded to Myer which was then renamed Grace Bros on 18 April 1983.[5]
In 2000, the centre underwent a $300 million redevelopment, and was the first Westfield to be completely demolished and rebuilt. The redevelopment doubled the size of the original centre, allowed for more stores in the centre, and created Food on the Park, a food court that extends to a balcony overlooking the park. The new Westfield Burwood was opened on 17 August 2000.[2]
The Myer store closed on Saturday, 24 March 2007. [citation needed] A David Jones store opened on 5 May 2007 by model Megan Gale. The change from Myer to David Jones paralleled a swap in the opposite direction (from David Jones to Myer) at Bankstown Central Shopping Centre in 2008, which was attributed to demographic change.[6] After these two changes, Burwood replaced Bankstown as the location of the only David Jones store west of the City stores (on Market Street and Elizabeth Street) and east of the Parramatta store. A new cosmetics department was built, the whole top floor was renovated and carpets were relaid in some sections. Store fittings in other departments remained the same.
The shopping centre is now under the management of Scentre Group.[7]
Tenants
Westfield Burwood has 63,204m² of floor space. The major retailers include David Jones, Kmart, Target, Coles, Woolworths and Event Cinemas.
References
- ^ "Westfield Burwood". Scentre Group. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Westfield Burwood – Media Centre". The Westfield Group. 17 August 2000. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007.
- ^ "Westfield Place opens in Blacktown - Australian food timeline". Australian food history timeline. 19 September 1950. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Amuso, Fabian (10 October 2016). "Fab Sydney Flashbacks: MILESTONE: Westfield Burwood opens (1966)". Fab Sydney Flashbacks. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "THE SHOPPING MALL MUSEUM". Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/David-Jones-dumps-Bankstown-store/2007/05/17/1178995279971.html
- ^ Condon, Turi. "Westfield restructure a success: Lowy". The Australian Business Review=20 June 2014.
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