By Staff
October 15th, 2018
BURLINGTON, ON
It was 50 years ago this week when the Burlington Mall opened.
It was the beginning of a change to the way people shopped that hasn’t stopped. The choices improved and the easy parking was an attraction.
Parking lot was full on opening day. A lot of big V8 engines in there.
Retail has gone through massive changes. Converting farm fields to a parking lot and a large indoor collection of retail locations
In the past decade the Burlington Mall went through some difficult changes.
The Zellers chain went out of business, the US Target chain took their place – then they went out of business and the mall had to make some hard decisions.
The crowds were impressive – Burlington was at the beginning of a retail change.
They chose to enlarge the Mall and rename the place to the Burlington Centre and make it more of a family destination with an additional five restaurants, a book store, and a small supermarket.
Management plans on making the Centre a place where people gather for community based events.
There will be more on that later in October.
This week – the city gets to remember what happened the day the Mall opened.
Love these old photos Pepper…..look at the eager faces! More yearning for the past….look at the landscape in the back…Prospect and Cumberland area sure looks different now!