Garden City Shopping Centre is a single-level

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, Canada, located at the intersection of

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and Leila Avenue.King, Randall (5 August 2010). "Garden City Cinemas closing after 40 years", ''

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'', p. D2. Built in 1970, it was opened on August 12 that year.Smith, Kenneth B. (10 July 1970). "Building and real estate: Shopping centre growth in next five years declared unlikely to equal record of past five", ''

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'', p. B4. With an area of , the mall consists of 70 stores and 10 restaurants on a single level.

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s include

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and

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. The shopping centre is owned and managed by

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History

The shopping centre was developed by James Kelly of Toronto. The centre was built in

West Kildonan West Kildonan is a residential suburb within the Old Kildonan and Mynarski city wards of Winnipeg, Manitoba, lying on the west side of the Red River, and immediately north of the old City of Winnipeg in the north-central part of the city. I ...

upon of land.(27 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears in Winnipeg", ''

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'', p. 34. Upon construction in 1969–1970, at a cost of millions of dollars, of space. The initial plan was for 40 stores. The T. Eaton Co. Limited also purchased space in the mall. A major expansion began in 1974, with a addition. Anchor stores at that time included the Simpson-Sears store and a Dominion supermarket, with plans to add an Eaton's store and a

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. T. Eaton Co. Limited opened an store in August 1976. As of that same year, Garden City was one of the four largest regional malls in the city of Winnipeg. The Eaton's store closed in 1998, and its space was taken over by a Canadian Tire store. In Spring 2018, Garden City completed a $10-million renovation. The centre was enhanced with revitalized interiors, new seating, new bathrooms, revamped food court, and energy-efficient lighting throughout. With

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having closed their operations due to nationwide

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, the space formerly occupied by them at the shopping centre has been redeveloped. The area was divided into multiple units, and a lease has been signed with Seafood City Supermarket, a new-to-Winnipeg iconic Filipino-focused grocer,

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, and

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