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The Bay Centre (formerly the Victoria Eaton Centre) is a shopping mall in Victoria,
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Architectural artifacts
An historical overview of the location. {{Eaton's Eaton's Buildings and structures in Victoria, British Columbia Shopping malls established in 1989 Shopping malls in British Columbia Tourist attractions in Victoria, British Columbia 1989 establishments in British Columbia
The Bay Centre (formerly the Victoria Eaton Centre) is a shopping mall in Victoria, British Columbia
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, Canada. It is bounded by Douglas
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, Fort, and View streets, in the city's historic centre.Ward, Robin (November 17, 1990). "A world of kitsch: Victoria is losing some of its architectural charm, with the Eaton Centre the latest example of inappropriate design", ''The Vancouver Sun
The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published si ...
'', p. D1. It has of retail space.
Opening in 1989, the mall was the first large shopping mall in downtown Victoria. It occupies two city blocks of the Old Town area, including the site of the original downtown Eaton's
The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew ...
store (previously Spencer's) at 1150 Douglas Street. Eaton's was demolished in 1987–88 to make way for the Eaton Centre project. The development of the shopping centre was initially the subject of controversy,(March 1, 1989). "Controversial shopping mall opens in Victoria", ''The Vancouver Sun
The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published si ...
'', p. B1. as construction involved demolishing several historic buildings (or reducing them to facades in front of new construction)Kloster, Darron (May 14, 2010). "Bay Centre sold to U.S. company: City landmark estimated to have fetched at least $90 million", ''Times Colonist
The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the Sept. 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ''Daily Co ...
'', p. A1. and closing one block of Broad Street.
The centre was initially a partnership between Eaton's
The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew ...
and Cadillac Fairview. When Eaton's went bankrupt in 1999, the Eaton's store in this mall was occupied first by Sears Canada, and then by The Bay (now Hudson's Bay), for which the mall was renamed. In 2010, Cadillac Fairview sold the complex to LaSalle Investment Management
LaSalle Investment Management ("LaSalle") is a real estate investment management firm. It is an independent subsidiary of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), a real estate financial and professional services company.
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for an undisclosed price in the range of to , which is among the largest real estate transactions in the city's history.
Anchors and majors
* Hudson's Bay () *Passport Canada
Passport Canada was an independent, special operating agency of the Government of Canada with bureaucratic oversight provided through Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Formerly known as the Passport Office prior to June 2006, Passpo ...
Wilson, Carla (January 31, 2008).Passport office secures mall space: Passport Canada will be bringing citizens out of the cold – and into the mall
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Times Colonist
The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the Sept. 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ''Daily Co ...
''. Retrieved June 18, 2014. ()
* Sport Chek ()
* Winners
See also
*Eaton Centre
Eaton Centre is a name associated with shopping centres in Canada, originating with Eaton's, one of Canada's largest department store chains at the time that these malls were developed. Eaton's partnered with development companies throughout ...
*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
*Architectural artifacts
An historical overview of the location. {{Eaton's Eaton's Buildings and structures in Victoria, British Columbia Shopping malls established in 1989 Shopping malls in British Columbia Tourist attractions in Victoria, British Columbia 1989 establishments in British Columbia