Woodside Square

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Woodside Square
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LocationToronto, Ontario
Coordinates43°48′32″N 79°16′12″W / 43.80889°N 79.27000°W / 43.80889; -79.27000Coordinates: 43°48′32″N 79°16′12″W / 43.80889°N 79.27000°W / 43.80889; -79.27000
Address1571 Sandhurst Circle
ManagementTriovest Reality Advisors Inc.
No. of stores and services90+[1]
No. of anchor tenants6
Total retail floor area273,452 sq ft (25,405 m2)[1]
No. of floors2
Parking1500 spaces
Public transit accessBSicon BUS1.svg  129 
BSicon BUS1.svg  39 
BSicon BUS1.svg  939 
Websitewoodsidesquare.com/home

Woodside Square is a shopping mall in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the northwest corner of Finch Avenue East and McCowan Road at Sandhurst Circle.[2] The mall is located in the heart of Agincourt.

History[]

The mall opened in 1977. Notable anchors at one time included Dominion, J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture (later as Zellers), and a Chinese cuisine named "Ruby Chinese Restaurant." The Scarborough Public Library Board also opened the Woodside Square branch in the mall during the mall's early years of operation.[citation needed]

The Zellers was closed down and the space divided into multiple retailers and includes a Food Basics.[3]

Near the mid-2000s, the McDonald's which had been located inside the mall was rebuilt as a freestanding tenant outside the mall to accommodate with the number of customers.[2]

In 2007, the library began to run out of room for its collection,[4] while coincidentally, the Dominion supermarket was closing down at the mall, as it was being acquired by Metro Inc. This supermarket location ended up not being converted into a Metro, and was renovated to include more retail space. The library was moved here, and a Shopper's Drug Mart was opened in the remaining space.[citation needed]

On 7 October 2009, Toronto Public Health closed the Ruby Chinese Cuisine after a man supposedly died after eating food from the cuisine. After investigations, an outbreak of salmonella was found in the restaurant.[5]

During 2012–2013, the mall redeveloped over 45,000 sq ft (4,181 m2) of land to add more stores and restaurants. They include many fast food restaurants, a Le Château Outlet, and another Chinese restaurant, named Congee Town.[6]

In 2019, the mall underwent interior renovations to modernize the mall. New ceramic flooring, smooth ceiling, LED lighting, restaurants, and an upgraded food court and washroom were part of the renovations.[7][8]

Woodside Square's logo

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Woodside Square". Triovest Reality Advisors Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Woodside Square" (PDF). Arcestra. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Food Basics". Woodside Square. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Woodside Square". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ "T.O. restaurant shut down after salmonella outbreak". CTV Toronto News. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Congee Town". Congee Town. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ^ Adler, Mike (19 September 2019). "Woodside Square, home of Tai Chi and South Asian films, seeks makeover". Toronto.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ^ "New Mall Renovations at Woodside Square". Woodside Square. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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