Westwood Mall is a shopping centre located in the Malton neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario. The mall is located off Goreway Drive and Morning Star Drive, approximately 1.25 km west of Highway 427. The 425,000 sq ft (39,484 m2) mall is small compared to other shopping centres in the area such as the Woodbine Centre, Sherway Gardens, and the Bramalea City Centre. Despite its size, Westwood Mall contains major retailers such as Walmart, Shopper's Drug Mart, and Subway. On the north side of the mall is a 64,000 sq ft (5,946 m2) transit terminal with fifteen operational platforms servicing the cities of Brampton, Mississauga, and Toronto.
Video Westwood Square Mall
Major retailers
- Walmart
- FreshCo
- Popeyes
- Scotiabank
- CIBC
- Subway
- Tim Horton's
- Shopper's Drug Mart
- LCBO
- The Beer Store
- Fit 4 Less
- Canada Trust
Maps Westwood Square Mall
Westwood Square Mall's Old Logo (Westwood Mall)
History
Westwood Mall first opened in 1971, making it the first retail shopping plaza to be built in Malton. The intention was to build a small area for residents to shop, however as time went on, the mall started to renovate and expand. In the late 80's, Westwood Mall opened the first food court, hosting several vendors such as Subway and Tim Horton's along with various restaurants serving food from other cultures like Bombay Chaat, Simply Asia, and Moga's Pizza. Along with the opening of the food court. Major retailer Zellers opened in the late 80's along with the food court; however, only a decade later, Zellers was closed down and replaced with Bi-way. Many retailers were replaced through Westwood Mall's history; Into Fashion replaced Society, Fine Furniture replaced Bi-way and Price Choppers was replaced with FreshCo in 2010. In 2012 Field Gate Commercial and Plazacorp bought out Westwood Mall and changed the official name to Westwood Square Mall, however Westwood Mall is still used informally. In 2013, one of the parking lots on the west side of the building was removed and replaced with Walmart. The former area of the mall that hosted Zellers got renovated for new washrooms, retail space, and a brand new food court. Many stores were introduced since then such as Dollarama, Popeyes, and Fit4Less & more
Former & New Anchors
- Sayvette - converted to Zellers in the 1980s
- Zellers - became vacant in the late 1990s
- Empty Space - converted to Bi-Way (front of the empty area within the mall) in the early 2000s
- Bi-Way - converted To Fine Furniture (fine furniture later moved into the empty space in the 1st Floor)
- Price Choppers - converted to FreshCo
- Fresh Co - getting New renovations to expand the existing area (Grand Opening 9/28/2017)
- Quiznos Sub - converted To Nail Expression
- Scotiabank - renovated 2016-Present
- Food Basics - converted to Fit4Less, Dollarama, and Popeyes
- Old Food Court - converted To Community Health Clinic, and opening at the end of 2017
- Empty space, where zellers use to be (up and down stairs) - converted into a food court & washrooms
- Old Shoppers Drug Mart - Got removed and put a brand new one (Grand Opening 10/12/2017)
- LBCO - (Grand Opening 11/02/2017)
- Mogas Pizza moved outside, right beside food festa a few years back
- Walmart - 2013 - present (use to be parking lot)
- Subway - 2015 - present
Special Events
Within December of 2017, Santa will come to the mall
2018 Is when the new clinic will be opening (Unknown Due Date 2018)
Terminal
On the northwest side of the mall is a terminal servicing routes from Mississauga Transit, Brampton Transit, and the Toronto Transit Commission. The 64,000 sq ft (5,946 m2) terminal contains 15 platforms in operation. All platforms and the buses that service Westwood Mall are wheelchair accessible with ramps, kneeling buses, and external announcements on buses.
Miway - Local
Miway - Express
Brampton Transit
TTC
? Extra fare required when boarding west of Pearson Airport
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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