Westmount Centre

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Westmount Centre is a shopping mall located in the Woodcroft neighborhood of Edmonton. It opened in 1955 and is owned by First Capital Realty.

Westmount Centre
The mall on August 18, 2008. The former Tony Roma's, the Liquor Depot (now Ace Liquor), Safeway gas station, Scotiabank, and Shoppers Drug Mart can be seen in the background.
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Coordinates53°56′13″N 113°55′37″W / 53.93694°N 113.92694°W / 53.93694; -113.92694
Address13310 111 Ave NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5M 2M7
Opening date1955; 69 years ago (1955)
ManagementFirst Capital Realty
OwnerFirst Capital Realty
No. of stores and services47
No. of anchor tenants5
Total retail floor area498,000 m2 (5,360,000 sq ft)
No. of floors2
Public transit accessEdmonton Transit System Bus interchange Westmount Transit Centre
Websitewww.westmountshopping.com

Anchors edit

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Former anchors edit

  • Walmart - opened 2012 in former Zellers, closed October 19, 2022, and relocated to Kingsway Mall in all of the first floors of its former Sears and part of the second floor, the space is temporarily taken by McFrugall's Discount Outlet
  • Liquor Depot - rebranded to Ace Liquor Discounter when some locations rebranded
  • Blockbuster - original location replaced by The Home Depot in 2008, 2nd location closed in 2011 and is now Ultracuts and PetValu
  • Zellers - former Woodward's, closed in 2012 and replaced with Walmart the same year
  • Woodward's - replaced by Zellers
  • Sahara Theatre/Westmount Centre Cinemas - opened as the independent Sahara on January 13, 1956,[2] taken over by Famous Players and reopened as the Westmount on August 12, 1965,[3] twinned in 1972[4] and closed in 1987
  • Famous Players Westmount 4 (later Empire Theatres Westmount) - opened November 8, 1985,[5] taken over by Empire Theatres in 2005 and closed February 27, 2011, and now abandoned
  • Cineplex Odeon Westmount 4 - opened December 20, 1985,[6] closed in 2000, and is now abandoned
  • Gold's Gym - formerly ice rink, closed in 2017, reopened briefly as Crunch Fitness, and is now GYMVMT
  • Crunch Fitness - now GYMVMT
  • Tony Roma's - closed in 2022/2023 and relocated to a former Milestones Grill and Bar/Mark's location over on 170 Street

References edit

  1. ^ "Westmount Centre". First Capital. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ Sahara theatre and restaurant opening - Edmonton Journal, January 13, 1956
  3. ^ Westmount theatre opening - Edmonton Journal, August 12, 1965
  4. ^ Westmount Cinema B opening - Edmonton Journal, March 17, 1972
  5. ^ Famous Players Westmount 4 Opening - Edmonton Journal, November 8, 1985
  6. ^ Cineplex Westmount opening - Edmonton Journal, December 20, 1985

External links edit

  • Official website