Castle Plaza is a
shopping centre
A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre ( Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known colle ...
located in the
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
suburb of
Edwardstown, South Australia
Edwardstown is an inner southern-western suburb located 6 km southwest of Adelaide in the City of Marion.
In 1989 the suburb of Edwardstown was split, with the portion east of South Road becoming Melrose Park. This occurred as the suburb ...
approximately from the
CBD, along
South Road
South Road and its southern section as Main South Road outside of Adelaide is a major north–south conduit connecting Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula, in South Australia. It is one of Adelaide's most important arterial and bypass roads. As ...
.
It was expanded in the mid-1980s and the new development was opened in July 1987. Attending that day were a number of local personalities including
John Platten. Providing the guard of honour were the 1st Ascot Park Scout Group.
It contains three major tenants (
Target
Target may refer to:
Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, f ...
,
Coles,
Foodland Supermarkets) and the
Castle Tavern (including gaming room) as well as about 66 specialty stores, plus two free standing
fast food outlets.
In July 2007, owners CFS Retail Property Trust announced that they had purchased the
Hills Industries
Hills Limited (Hills) is a publicly listed industrial conglomerate company (ASX:HIL) with branches across Australia and New Zealand. Hills is the evolution of Hills Hoist Ltd, the company founded by Lance Hill and Harold Ling in 1948 to manufactu ...
site (7.78 hectares) directly opposite Castle Plaza (north side of Raglan Avenue) for $25.3 million and that there were plans for a further $80 million retail development on this site subject to approval by
City of Marion Council.
Colonial First State press release
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References
External links
Castle Plaza Shopping CentreCastle Tavern
Shopping centres in Adelaide
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