This article is about the shopping mall in Victoria, BC, Canada. For the mall in Toronto, Ontario formerly anchored by The Bay, see Hudson's Bay Centre.
The Bay Centre (formerly the Victoria Eaton Centre) is a shopping mall in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by Douglas, Government, Fort, and View streets, in the city's historic centre.[2] It has 39,115 square metres (421,030 sq ft) of retail space.[3]
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 store[4] (previously Spencer's) at 1150 Douglas Street.[5] 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,[4][6] as construction involved demolishing several historic buildings (or reducing them to facades in front of new construction)[6] and closing one block of Broad Street.[2]
The centre was initially a partnership between Eaton's and Cadillac Fairview.[7] 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.[8][9] In 2010, Cadillac Fairview sold the complex to LaSalle Investment Management for an undisclosed price in the range of CA$90 million to CA$110 million, which is among the largest real estate transactions in the city's history.[6]
^ abWard, 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, p. D1.
^ ab(March 1, 1989). "Controversial shopping mall opens in Victoria", The Vancouver Sun, p. B1.
^(May 20, 2001). "Us vs. Them: Architects and amateurs have their say on Victoria buildings", Times Colonist, p. D6.
^ abcKloster, Darron (May 14, 2010). "Bay Centre sold to U.S. company: City landmark estimated to have fetched at least $90 million", Times Colonist, p. A1.
^Gidney, Norman (February 28, 1997). "Eaton's downtown Victoria store expected to survive financial crisis", Times Colonist.
^Gidney, Norman (May 3, 2003). "Bay celebrates history in return to downtown", Times Colonist, p. E1.
^Wilson, Carla (January 31, 2008). "Passport office secures mall space: Passport Canada will be bringing citizens out of the cold – and into the mall October 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", Times Colonist. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
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Architectural artifacts An historical overview of the location.
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centre, this, article, about, shopping, mall, victoria, canada, mall, toronto, ontario, formerly, anchored, hudson, confused, with, center, washington, formerly, victoria, eaton, centre, shopping, mall, victoria, british, columbia, canada, bounded, douglas, go. This article is about the shopping mall in Victoria BC Canada For the mall in Toronto Ontario formerly anchored by The Bay see Hudson s Bay Centre Not to be confused with Bay Center Washington The Bay Centre formerly the Victoria Eaton Centre is a shopping mall in Victoria British Columbia Canada It is bounded by Douglas Government Fort and View streets in the city s historic centre 2 It has 39 115 square metres 421 030 sq ft of retail space 3 Bay CentreCoordinates48 25 30 N 123 21 58 W 48 4251 N 123 3661 W 48 4251 123 3661 Coordinates 48 25 30 N 123 21 58 W 48 4251 N 123 3661 W 48 4251 123 3661Address1150 Douglas StreetVictoria British Columbia V8W 3M9Opening date1989DeveloperCadillac Fairview and Eaton sManagementWestcliffOwnerLaSalle Investment ManagementNo of stores and services93 1 No of anchor tenants1Total retail floor area39 115 m2 421 030 sq ft No of floors4 5 in Hudson s Bay department store Websitewww wbr thebaycentre wbr caAtrium of the Bay Centre Exterior of the Bay Centre 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 store 4 previously Spencer s at 1150 Douglas Street 5 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 4 6 as construction involved demolishing several historic buildings or reducing them to facades in front of new construction 6 and closing one block of Broad Street 2 The centre was initially a partnership between Eaton s and Cadillac Fairview 7 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 8 9 In 2010 Cadillac Fairview sold the complex to LaSalle Investment Management for an undisclosed price in the range of CA 90 million to CA 110 million which is among the largest real estate transactions in the city s history 6 Contents 1 Anchors and majors 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksAnchors and majors EditHudson s Bay 19 301 m2 207 750 sq ft Passport Canada 10 995 m2 10 710 sq ft Sport Chek 1 800 m2 19 375 sq ft WinnersSee also EditEaton Centre List of shopping malls in CanadaReferences Edit Bay Centre Stores page Archived June 6 2014 at the Wayback Machine a b 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 p D1 Victoria Canadian Urban Institute Canadian Urban Institute Retrieved June 18 2014 a b March 1 1989 Controversial shopping mall opens in Victoria The Vancouver Sun p B1 May 20 2001 Us vs Them Architects and amateurs have their say on Victoria buildings Times Colonist p D6 a b c Kloster Darron May 14 2010 Bay Centre sold to U S company City landmark estimated to have fetched at least 90 million Times Colonist p A1 Gidney Norman February 28 1997 Eaton s downtown Victoria store expected to survive financial crisis Times Colonist Our History Victoria at HBC Heritage Gidney Norman May 3 2003 Bay celebrates history in return to downtown Times Colonist p E1 Wilson Carla January 31 2008 Passport office secures mall space Passport Canada will be bringing citizens out of the cold and into the mall Archived October 4 2014 at the Wayback Machine Times Colonist Retrieved June 18 2014 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Bay Centre Official website Architectural artifacts An historical overview of the location Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bay Centre amp oldid 1117143553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
