Melcor Centre (originally the Lethbridge Centre) is a professional centre in
Downtown Lethbridge
Downtown Lethbridge is the central business district of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, hosting most of the city's banks and several accounting and law practices, including national firms.
Boundaries
Strictly speaking, the downtown is defined by th ...
, in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada. Originally built as a retail mall, the centre consists of a two-storey complex that now houses primarily professional offices and a conference facility. Its anchor tenants are the city's branch of the
Hudson's Bay department store chain—only large-scale retailer—and TD Canada Trust.
It transitioned from a retail mall to a professional service centre over an 11-year period.
Its current owner, Melcor Developments Ltd., purchased the property in 2007 and renamed it to Melcor Centre in 2018.
The main retail level and office tower were built in 1975 by Poole Construction at a cost of $22 million,
and the second retail level was built in 1988.
A two-screen
Famous Players
Famous Players Limited Partnership, DBA Famous Players, is a Canadian-based subsidiary of Cineplex Entertainment. As an independent company, it existed as a film exhibitor and cable television service provider. Famous Players operated numerous m ...
movie theatre opened at Lethbridge Centre in 1979 and was closed in 2005, around the time of
Cineplex Entertainment
Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian movie theatre and family entertainment centre chain headquartered in Toronto.
The company was formed in 2003 via the acquisition of Loews Cineplex's Canadian operations (which included ...
's acquisition of Famous Players. The 11-storey office tower is the 4th tallest building in Lethbridge and the tallest office tower.
See also
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List of shopping malls in Canada
This article is a list of notable shopping malls in Canada by province.
Canada's first indoor mall was the Lister Block, originally opened in 1852, in Hamilton, Ontario. The Lister Block was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1924. In 2011 the bui ...
References
External links
Official website
Shopping malls in Alberta
Shopping malls established in 1975
Buildings and structures in Lethbridge
Economy of Lethbridge
1975 establishments in Alberta
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