Polo Park
Total retail floor area 1,202,000 square feet (111,700 m2) | | |
No. of floors | 2 | |
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Public transit access | Winnipeg Transit Polo Park Transit Terminal 11 Portage-Kildonan 12 William (west terminal) 20 Academy-Watt 24 Ness (evenings and Sunday/Holidays) 26 Logan - Berry 66 Grant 74 Kenaston 77 Crosstown North 78 Waverley 79 Charleswood 95 Tuxedo - Riverview | |
Website | polopark |
Polo Park (corporately styled as CF Polo Park) is a
, and EQ3.It is the largest mall of the 8 malls in the city, and is the 15th
For census purposes, Polo Park is also the name given to the neighbourhood including and surrounding the shopping centre.[2]
History
The Polo Park Mall opened on Thursday, 20 August 1959,
The district was once the sports hub of Winnipeg, with the
The former CKY building is situated next to the mall. It used to house the city's CTV Television Network affiliate, CKY-TV, CKY radio, and FM 92 CITI. It was the original home of the WTN network. Corus Radio Winnipeg has occupied the building since 2011, as part of a lease agreement between Corus Entertainment and Cadillac Fairview. Studios for CJOB 680, CFPG-FM 99.1 and CJKR-FM 97.5 are located on the second floor of the three-story building.[7]
After Sears Canada closed its location in December 2017 due to bankruptcy,[8] the anchor was redeveloped between March 2018 and October 2021 to house new tenants.[9]As of 2023, most of the space is occupied by EQ3[10] and Zara.[11][12]
Expansions
In the spring of 1968, a $7.5-million expansion of Polo Park was completed. The addition brought a three-storey Eaton's department store to the mall, making Polo Park the second largest shopping centre in Canada at the time.[13]
In 1986, the mall underwent a $75-million renovation that added a second level to the building. This addition was panned by downtown Winnipeg merchants, who voiced their objections to the plan at City Council meetings in 1984; Council approved the expansion nonetheless.[14][15] The expanded shopping centre opened in mid-August 1986.[16]
Another expansion took place in 2007, which added 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) and cost $30 million.[17]
A new $49-million expansion to Polo Park opened 1 October 2014 in the former Zellers space on the mall's second level. The redeveloped space included 114,000 sq ft (10,600 m2) of retail space and 17 new stores.[18]
Complexes
Polo Park has also added new retail complexes, which are located on properties adjacent to the north of the mall.
Polo North is located on the site of the former Winnipeg Arena and features Marshalls, Mark's, Atmosphere, and the new head office of Western Financial.[6][19][20]
The Plaza at Polo Park—located at the
References
- ^ Polo Park Shopping Centre, Shopping-canada.com. Quoted: 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Downtown West Neighbourhood Cluster | 2016 Census". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Big New Centre Dedicated". Winnipeg Free Press. August 20, 1959.
- ^ "The Mall Turns 50". Winnipeg Free Press. August 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ "Our History". HBC. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ a b c d "There's a new Marshalls in town". Winnipeg Free Press. March 3, 2013.
- ^ cky-dt, broadcasting-history.ca
- ^ "Racing Through the History of Polo Park". heritagewinnipeg.com. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Toneguzzi, Mario (16 February 2021). "Cadillac Fairview to Redevelop Former Sears at CF Polo Park in Winnipeg Including EQ3 Flagship". retail-insider.com. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Toneguzzi, Mario (3 November 2021). "Canadian Furniture Brand EQ3 Opens Massive Winnipeg Flagship Store". retail-insider.com. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "ZARA Opening First Winnipeg Location at CF Polo Park". accesswinnipeg.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "ZARA at CF Polo Park Now Open". accesswinnipeg.com. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Multi-Million Dollar Polo Park Expansion Nears Completion". Winnipeg Free Press. February 21, 1968. p. 45.
- ^ "Downtown merchants criticize Polo Park expansion plan". Winnipeg Free Press. September 7, 1984. p. 3.
- ^ "Polo Park expansion approved by council". Winnipeg Free Press. September 6, 1984. p. 1.
- ^ "Refurbished Polo Park mall overwhelms shoppers". Winnipeg Free Press. August 14, 1986. p. 2.
- ^ "Lots more in store for Polo Park". Winnipeg Free Press. 2007-03-26. p. 18.
- ^ McNeill, Murray (2 October 2014). "We're talking shopping here". Winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Plaza at Polo - Shindico". www.shindico.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "CF Polo Park | Mall Map".
- ^ Google. "The Plaza at Polo Park" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- ^ Kirbyson, Geoff. 2015 January 16. "How was Target's aim so bad?". Winnipeg Free Press.