Carlingwood Shopping Centre is shopping mall located in the Carlingwood neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The mall opened in 1956 and was one of the city's first major shopping centres.[1] Since January 2021, it has been operated by Strathallen Property Management.
Carlingwood Shopping Centre contains 100 stores and services on a single enclosed level. The interior hallways are laid out in a rectangle, with secondary branching halls from six entrances. Offices and services, including the management office, are located on a trim second level in the northwest corner of the building. There are also two small underground sections housing some discount stores and a gym (at one point a YMCA/YWCA). The mall houses a mix of chain and independent services including retail (Ardene, Dollarama, Rexall) food service (A&W, Subway, Tim Hortons) and banking (CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank) with Loblaws and Canadian Tire serving as the mall's anchor tenants.
The mall is situated at the corner of Carling and Woodroffe Avenues, about 1 km north of the Highway 417. A 1996 survey found that 21% of shoppers used mass transit to travel to and from the mall despite being designed as an automobile destination.[3] The mall is served by OC Transpo routes 51, 85, 87, 153, 301, 303, 305.
HistoryEdit
In 1955, the Simpsons-Sears department store opened on the grounds of the present-day mall. It had two floors with 160,400 square feet (14,900 m2) retail space.[4][5] The rest of the mall was constructed around Simpson-Sears over the next year, opening in 1956 as an "L"-shaped strip mall. At the time, it was the largest shopping centre in Ottawa, with over 40 stores. One of the selling points of the mall was its extensive 24 acres (97,000 m2) of parking space. The mall was enclosed in 1971, and a third storey was added to Sears at the end of the decade. In 1957, the Carlingwood Branch of the Ottawa Public Library opened in the mall, the first mall library in Canada. The branch later moved to a nearby custom-built facility in 1966.[6]
Carlingwood Shopping Centre was formerly the home of one of the oldest and smallest Zellers stores in Ottawa until the location closed in 1999. That same year, the mall's Marks & Spencer store closed as well.[7]
In 2002, the management of the mall was criticized by the Canadian Union of Public Employees for locking out cleaning staff who were part of the union in favour of a non-union team who received minimum wage and no benefits.[8] The CUPE boycott of the mall ended with a victory for the union.[9] Bill Murnighan, a writer for Our Times, used the dispute as an example of the "crossroads" that union organizing faced in Canada at the beginning of the millennium.[10] Although the strike was directed at the shopping centre in the interest of gaining more publicity and having more impact, the cleaning staff were not employees of the shopping centre.
Carlingwood Shopping Centre was renovated the mid-2000s to add seating and other "comfort" improvements. In an interview with Ottawa Business Journal, then-general manager Denis Pelletier named the renovation as one of the reasons for the mall's successful 2005 Christmas shopping season, along with the mall's bargain store, Sears, and easy customer access. There are upholstered benches in the four main passages capable of seating over 180 people. In addition, there are over 150 tables in the three refreshment areas, each with two or more seats. Both sitting and refreshment areas are decorated with planters containing trees or shrubs.[11]
Until July 2005, the Alex Dayton Seniors Activity Centre, co-founded by Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli, was located near entrance three on the mall's east side. For the 2007 Ontario election, the space was used as the office for provincial politician Jim Watson's re-election campaign.[12][13]
On January 8, 2018, the Sears store closed after the company went bankrupt. This left Loblaws as the mall's only anchor tenant.[14] Demolition of the former store took place from March to June 2019 and was ultimately replaced with a Canadian Tire store (the largest location in the world) which opened on September 22, 2022.[15][16][17]
Notes and referencesEdit
^ abWinter, John. "Memorable Moments in Ontario Retailing". Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^. Carlingwood.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc., Dr. Robert Cervero, Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. and Jeffrey Zupan (March 1996). "Public Policy and Transit Oriented Development: Six International Case Studies" (PDF). Report 16, Volume 2. Retrieved August 27, 2006. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search".
^Jenkins, Phil. The Library Book: An Overdue History of the Ottawa Public Library 1906-2001, p.54. 2002:Ottawa Public Library.
^CBC News (November 10, 2000). "Marks & Spencer announces shutdown schedule". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^National Trade Publications Inc. (October 25, 2002). . CM Cleaning and Maintenance Management online. National Trade Publications Inc. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^"Victory for Carlingwood Mall Cleaners - Boycott lifted". CUPE Ontario. November 13, 2002. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^Murnighan, Bill (July 2003). . Our Times. Archived from the original on August 16, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^Pelletier, Denis, quoted in Harold, Kristin (January 18, 2006). . Ottawa Business Journal. Archived from the original on July 12, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^. Ottawa City Hall. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
^Tam, Pauline (September 28, 2007). . Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
^"'Too little, too late': Sears a cautionary tale for other retailers". CBC News. January 9, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
^"Former Sears at Carlingwood Shopping Centre torn down". cbc.ca. CBC News. April 5, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^"Canada's largest Canadian Tire store opens in Ottawa". September 22, 2022.
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Carlingwood Shopping Centre is shopping mall located in the Carlingwood neighbourhood of Ottawa Ontario Canada The mall opened in 1956 and was one of the city s first major shopping centres 1 Since January 2021 it has been operated by Strathallen Property Management Carlingwood Shopping CentreCarlingwood Shopping Centre in 2010LocationOttawa Ontario CanadaCoordinates45 22 19 N 75 46 12 W 45 372 N 75 77 W 45 372 75 77Address2121 Carling AvenueOpening date1956 1 OwnerStrathallen Property ManagementNo of stores and services100No of anchor tenants1Total retail floor area525 934 sq ft or 48 860 9 m2No of floors2ParkingOver 2 500 parking spaces 2 Websitewww wbr carlingwood wbr com Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Notes and references 4 External linksDescription EditCarlingwood Shopping Centre contains 100 stores and services on a single enclosed level The interior hallways are laid out in a rectangle with secondary branching halls from six entrances Offices and services including the management office are located on a trim second level in the northwest corner of the building There are also two small underground sections housing some discount stores and a gym at one point a YMCA YWCA The mall houses a mix of chain and independent services including retail Ardene Dollarama Rexall food service A amp W Subway Tim Hortons and banking CIBC RBC Scotiabank with Loblaws and Canadian Tire serving as the mall s anchor tenants The mall is situated at the corner of Carling and Woodroffe Avenues about 1 km north of the Highway 417 A 1996 survey found that 21 of shoppers used mass transit to travel to and from the mall despite being designed as an automobile destination 3 The mall is served by OC Transpo routes 51 85 87 153 301 303 305 History EditIn 1955 the Simpsons Sears department store opened on the grounds of the present day mall It had two floors with 160 400 square feet 14 900 m2 retail space 4 5 The rest of the mall was constructed around Simpson Sears over the next year opening in 1956 as an L shaped strip mall At the time it was the largest shopping centre in Ottawa with over 40 stores One of the selling points of the mall was its extensive 24 acres 97 000 m2 of parking space The mall was enclosed in 1971 and a third storey was added to Sears at the end of the decade In 1957 the Carlingwood Branch of the Ottawa Public Library opened in the mall the first mall library in Canada The branch later moved to a nearby custom built facility in 1966 6 Carlingwood Shopping Centre was formerly the home of one of the oldest and smallest Zellers stores in Ottawa until the location closed in 1999 That same year the mall s Marks amp Spencer store closed as well 7 In 2002 the management of the mall was criticized by the Canadian Union of Public Employees for locking out cleaning staff who were part of the union in favour of a non union team who received minimum wage and no benefits 8 The CUPE boycott of the mall ended with a victory for the union 9 Bill Murnighan a writer for Our Times used the dispute as an example of the crossroads that union organizing faced in Canada at the beginning of the millennium 10 Although the strike was directed at the shopping centre in the interest of gaining more publicity and having more impact the cleaning staff were not employees of the shopping centre Carlingwood Shopping Centre was renovated the mid 2000s to add seating and other comfort improvements In an interview with Ottawa Business Journal then general manager Denis Pelletier named the renovation as one of the reasons for the mall s successful 2005 Christmas shopping season along with the mall s bargain store Sears and easy customer access There are upholstered benches in the four main passages capable of seating over 180 people In addition there are over 150 tables in the three refreshment areas each with two or more seats Both sitting and refreshment areas are decorated with planters containing trees or shrubs 11 Until July 2005 the Alex Dayton Seniors Activity Centre co founded by Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli was located near entrance three on the mall s east side For the 2007 Ontario election the space was used as the office for provincial politician Jim Watson s re election campaign 12 13 On January 8 2018 the Sears store closed after the company went bankrupt This left Loblaws as the mall s only anchor tenant 14 Demolition of the former store took place from March to June 2019 and was ultimately replaced with a Canadian Tire store the largest location in the world which opened on September 22 2022 15 16 17 Notes and references Edit a b Winter John Memorable Moments in Ontario Retailing Retrieved August 27 2006 Driving directions Carlingwood com Archived from the original on July 16 2006 Retrieved August 27 2006 Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade amp Douglas Inc Dr Robert Cervero Howard Stein Hudson Associates Inc and Jeffrey Zupan March 1996 Public Policy and Transit Oriented Development Six International Case Studies PDF Report 16 Volume 2 Retrieved August 27 2006 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Montreal Gazette November 10 1955 The Montreal Gazette Google News Archive Search Jenkins Phil The Library Book An Overdue History of the Ottawa Public Library 1906 2001 p 54 2002 Ottawa Public Library CBC News November 10 2000 Marks amp Spencer announces shutdown schedule Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved August 27 2006 National Trade Publications Inc October 25 2002 Canadian union Mall cleaning staff locked out CM Cleaning and Maintenance Management online National Trade Publications Inc Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved August 27 2006 Victory for Carlingwood Mall Cleaners Boycott lifted CUPE Ontario November 13 2002 Archived from the original on January 1 2013 Retrieved August 27 2006 Murnighan Bill July 2003 Organizing at a Crossroads A Good News Bad News Story Our Times Archived from the original on August 16 2006 Retrieved August 27 2006 Pelletier Denis quoted in Harold Kristin January 18 2006 Holiday Retail Recap Area malls ring up solid end to 2005 Ottawa Business Journal Archived from the original on July 12 2006 Retrieved August 27 2006 About the Mayor Ottawa City Hall Archived from the original on May 26 2006 Retrieved August 27 2006 Tam Pauline September 28 2007 Up for the challenge Ottawa Citizen Archived from the original on November 7 2012 Retrieved September 29 2007 Too little too late Sears a cautionary tale for other retailers CBC News January 9 2018 Retrieved February 24 2018 Former Sears at Carlingwood Shopping Centre torn down cbc ca CBC News April 5 2019 Retrieved May 7 2019 Canadian Tire Carlingwood Mall Canada s largest Canadian Tire store opens in Ottawa September 22 2022 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carlingwood Mall Carlingwood s site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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