Garden City Shopping Centre (Winnipeg)

Garden City Shopping Centre
Location2305 McPhillips Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2V 3E1
Coordinates49°57′03″N 97°08′42″W / 49.9508°N 97.1449°W / 49.9508; -97.1449
Opening dateAugust 12, 1970 (1970-08-12)
DeveloperJames Kelly
ManagementRioCan REIT
OwnerRioCan REIT
Stores and services70
Anchor tenants3
Floor area379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m2)
Floors1
Parking2,700 vehicles
Public transit Winnipeg Transit
Websitewww.shopgardencity.ca

Garden City Shopping Centre is a single-level shopping centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located at the intersection of McPhillips Street and Leila Avenue.[1] Built in 1970, it was opened on August 12 that year.[2]

With an area of 379,681 ft2 (35,273.5 m2),[3] the mall consists of 70 stores and 10 restaurants on a single level. Anchor stores include Canadian Tire, Winners and GoodLife Fitness.[4]

The shopping centre is managed by McCor Management.[5] The centre was sold by Primaris REIT in 2024 to a private ownership group. [6]

History

The shopping centre was developed by James Kelly of Toronto.[2] The centre was built in West Kildonan upon 40 acres (16 ha) of land.[7] Upon construction in 1969–1970, at a cost of millions of dollars, 100,000 ft2 (9,300 m2) of space. The initial plan was for 40 stores. The T. Eaton Co. Limited also purchased space in the mall.[7][8]

A major expansion began in 1974, with a 181,000 ft2 (16,800 m2) 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 Beaver Lumber.[9] T. Eaton Co. Limited opened an 86,000 ft2 (8,000 m2) store in August 1976.[10] As of that same year, Garden City was one of the four largest regional malls in the city of Winnipeg.[11]

The Eaton's store closed in 1998, and its space was taken over by a Canadian Tire store.[12]

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.[13]

With Sears Canada having closed their operations due to nationwide bankruptcy, the space formerly occupied by them at the shopping centre has been redeveloped.[14] The 92,000 ft2 (8,500 m2) area was divided into multiple units, and a lease has been signed with Seafood City Supermarket, a new-to-Winnipeg iconic Filipino-focused grocer, Michaels, and Bulk Barn.[15][16]

Bus routes

The mall is served by a designated bus hub that accommodates several Winnipeg Transit routes, with surface lots available for park-and-ride use. The following stop/platform assignments are as follows:[17]

Platform Stop Route Destination
1 30364 28 Stafford Seel Station
330 Grey Levis/Nairn
336 Tyndall Park Fife
2 30890 38 Munroe Kildonan Place
3 30379 F5 Donald Fort Rouge Station
4 30779 FX2 St. Mary's St. Vital Centre
5 30780 332 Church Selkirk/McPhillips
6 30377 334 Dr. Jose Rizal Waterford Green
On-street 30376 D10 Panet Kildonan Place
30363 Adsum Waterford Green

References

  1. ^ King, Randall (5 August 2010). "Garden City Cinemas closing after 40 years", Winnipeg Free Press, p. D2.
  2. ^ a b 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", The Globe and Mail, p. B4.
  3. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine", RioCan. January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Information". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre Joins McCOR's Portfolio of Managed Assets!". 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Primaris Reveals Winnipeg's Garden City Mall Sale Price".
  7. ^ a b (27 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears in Winnipeg", Toronto Daily Star, p. 34.
  8. ^ (26 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears to build 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) store at Winnipeg centre", The Globe and Mail, p. B3.
  9. ^ (4 October 1974). "Inflation called key difficulty", The Globe and Mail, p. B3.
  10. ^ (7 August 1976). "Companies in the news: Eaton", The Globe and Mail, p. 14.
  11. ^ (21 April 1976). "Shopping centres meeting slower sales growth", The Globe and Mail, p. B16.
  12. ^ Sherren, Reg (23 August 1999). "Eaton's closures", The National, CBC News.
  13. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  14. ^ Solutions, Evoke (2017-10-05). "RioCan REIT Announces Agreements With Sears Canada at RioCan Oakville Place and Garden City Shopping Centre". RioCan REIT. Archived from the original on 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  15. ^ "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  16. ^ Israel, Solomon (September 16, 2019). "Mall makeover at Garden City". Winnipeg Free Press.
  17. ^ "Garden City Park & Ride". Winnipeg Transit. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
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