Lloyd D. Jackson Square
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Lloyd D. Jackson Square, also known as Jackson Square, is an indoor shopping mall
in the Lower City of Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
, named after Lloyd Douglas Jackson
, the mayor of the city in the 1950s. The mall is located in the centre of the city, bounded by several major arterial roads: King Street (south), Bay Street
(west), York Boulevard
(north) and James Street
(east). The address of the mall is 2 King Street West. The mall was opened in 1970.
, Copps Coliseum
, Sheraton Hamilton
, the Hamilton Farmer's Market
, the Standard Life Building and the former Eaton's
Centre now known as the Hamilton City Centre. It is also known as an "indoor core connector" to the Convention Centre (Ellen Fairclough Building
), Art Gallery of Hamilton and Hamilton Place Theatre across the street: all three downtown landmarks are connected to the mall by a skywalk that crosses over King to Jackson Square.
Phase 1 of Jackson Square was completed in 1972, including the Bank of Montreal
Pavilion. In 1973 Stelco Tower was completed. At the time of completion, Stelco Tower was the tallest building in Hamilton; that title only lasted for a year, until Landmark Place
(formerly known as the Century 21 building) was completed in 1974.
In 1975, the Hamilton underground rock band Simply Saucer
recorded a concert performance atop Jackson Square, which was eventually released on the 1989 album Cyborgs Revisited
.
In 1977, the second phase of Jackson Square was completed with a six-storey office tower, but not the department store intended to be its major attraction. In 1983, the Standard Life Centre office tower opened at the west end of Jackson Square. In 1985, the Sheraton Hamilton
, connected to Jackson Square, opened, boosting downtown Hamilton's hotel space. Also in 1985, Copps Coliseum
, sports and entertainment arena with a capacity of up to 19,000 (depending on event type and configuration) opened its doors for business. It's named after the former Hamilton mayor, Victor K. Copps. The first major hockey tournament the new Arena hosted was in 1986 when the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Games were held in the city. The Soviets captured gold against Team Canada with a top scoring line that consisted of Sergei Fedorov
, Alexander Mogilny
and Pavel Bure
.
In 1997, the Bank of Montreal moved out of Jackson Square, where it had been a major first tenant, and into its own building at Main
and Bay
. In 1999, Eaton's closed as the department store chain collapsed and Hamilton's Eaton's Centre was now known as the Hamilton City Centre.
Breakdown of Jackson Square tenants by category & number:
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in the Lower City of Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, named after Lloyd Douglas Jackson
Lloyd Douglas Jackson
Lloyd Douglas Jackson was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from 1950 to 1962.Born near Sarnia, Ontario, Jackson attended McMaster University while it was still in Toronto, earning a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. He began his political career in Hamilton's Board of Education, whereupon he...
, the mayor of the city in the 1950s. The mall is located in the centre of the city, bounded by several major arterial roads: King Street (south), Bay Street
Bay Street (Hamilton)
Bay Street is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Inglewood Drive, just South of Aberdeen Avenue, as a collector road with only two lanes, then eventually becomes a six lane thoroughfare at its peak. Bay Street also passes through Downtown Hamilton, where many...
(west), York Boulevard
York Boulevard (Hamilton, Ontario)
York Boulevard is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Formerly known as Highway 2 and Highway 6,starts off in Burlington, Ontario at Plains Road West as a two-way arterial road that wraps around and over the Hamilton Harbour and enters the city of Hamilton in the West-end past...
(north) and James Street
James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
James Street is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at the base of the Niagara Escarpment from James Mountain Road, a mountain-access road in the city, originally was a one-way street going south throughout but now has sections of it that are two-way...
(east). The address of the mall is 2 King Street West. The mall was opened in 1970.
History
Known as Jackson Square by the locals, this mall is part of Hamilton's "Super Block", which includes the Hamilton Public Library, Stelco TowerStelco Tower
Stelco Tower is the second tallest building in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The 26-storey structure was completed in 1973. Originally known as Stelco Tower and now officially known as the 100 King Street West building, many Hamiltonians still refer to it as the Stelco Tower.The tower was built as...
, Copps Coliseum
Copps Coliseum
Copps Coliseum is a sports and entertainment arena, on the corner of Bay Street North and York Boulevard, in Hamilton, Ontario. Depending on event, the Copps Coliseum has a capacity of up to 19,000.It is named after the former Hamilton mayor, Victor K...
, Sheraton Hamilton
Sheraton Hamilton
Sheraton Hamilton, built in 1985, is a 19-storey, , 299 room hotel in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Situated on King Street West, East of Bay Street North, the hotel is part of the Lloyd D. Jackson Square Mall complex....
, the Hamilton Farmer's Market
Hamilton Farmer's Market
The Hamilton Farmer's Market was originally founded in 1837 is located within a large multi-faceted complex in downtown Hamilton, Ontario called Lloyd D. Jackson Square on the corner of James Street & York Boulevard. It is an indoor market known well by locals for its variety of foods and products,...
, the Standard Life Building and the former Eaton's
Eaton's
The T. Eaton Co. Limited was once Canada's largest department store retailer. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an Irish immigrant. Eaton's grew to become a retail and social institution in Canada, with stores across the country, buying offices across the globe, and a catalogue...
Centre now known as the Hamilton City Centre. It is also known as an "indoor core connector" to the Convention Centre (Ellen Fairclough Building
Ellen Fairclough Building
Ellen Fairclough Building, 20-storey high rise office building built in 1981 is the 4th tallest building in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It's situated on the corner of King Street East and MacNab Street South....
), Art Gallery of Hamilton and Hamilton Place Theatre across the street: all three downtown landmarks are connected to the mall by a skywalk that crosses over King to Jackson Square.
Phase 1 of Jackson Square was completed in 1972, including the Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
The Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it...
Pavilion. In 1973 Stelco Tower was completed. At the time of completion, Stelco Tower was the tallest building in Hamilton; that title only lasted for a year, until Landmark Place
Landmark Place
Landmark Place is the tallest building in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Main Street East and Catharine Street South in the Corktown/Stinson neighbourhood. This 43-storey building was completed in 1974, and was originally known as the Century 21 building. It was built by Al...
(formerly known as the Century 21 building) was completed in 1974.
In 1975, the Hamilton underground rock band Simply Saucer
Simply Saucer
Simply Saucer was a Canadian rock band, active in the 1970s. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, the band consisted of guitarist and vocalist Edgar Breau, keyboardist John LaPlante , bass guitarist Kevin Christoff and drummer Neil DeMarchant...
recorded a concert performance atop Jackson Square, which was eventually released on the 1989 album Cyborgs Revisited
Cyborgs Revisited
Cyborgs Revisited is an album by Simply Saucer, released in 1989 on Mole Sound Records and Cargo Records. It was compiled from various archival recordings by the band, who had only ever released one 7" single before breaking up in 1979...
.
Sheraton Hamilton
Sheraton Hamilton, built in 1985, is a 19-storey, , 299 room hotel in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Situated on King Street West, East of Bay Street North, the hotel is part of the Lloyd D. Jackson Square Mall complex....
, connected to Jackson Square, opened, boosting downtown Hamilton's hotel space. Also in 1985, Copps Coliseum
Copps Coliseum
Copps Coliseum is a sports and entertainment arena, on the corner of Bay Street North and York Boulevard, in Hamilton, Ontario. Depending on event, the Copps Coliseum has a capacity of up to 19,000.It is named after the former Hamilton mayor, Victor K...
, sports and entertainment arena with a capacity of up to 19,000 (depending on event type and configuration) opened its doors for business. It's named after the former Hamilton mayor, Victor K. Copps. The first major hockey tournament the new Arena hosted was in 1986 when the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Games were held in the city. The Soviets captured gold against Team Canada with a top scoring line that consisted of Sergei Fedorov
Sergei Fedorov
Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward and occasional defenceman...
, Alexander Mogilny
Alexander Mogilny
Alexander Gennadevitch Mogilny is a former Russian professional ice hockey player, currently the team consultant of the KHL team Amur Khabarovsk. Mogilny was best known for his lightning quick speed and lethal wrist shot in his early years, which led to his career year of 76 goals in the 1992–93...
and Pavel Bure
Pavel Bure
Pavel Vladimirovich Bure is a retired Russian professional ice hockey right winger. Nicknamed "The Russian Rocket" for his speed, Bure played for 12 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers...
.
In 1997, the Bank of Montreal moved out of Jackson Square, where it had been a major first tenant, and into its own building at Main
Main Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Main Street, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts east of Wilson Street in Ancaster at White Chapel Cemetery as a two-way street and switches over to a one-way street at Paradise Road South, in Westdale, where it continues up to the Delta where it once again...
and Bay
Bay Street (Hamilton)
Bay Street is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Inglewood Drive, just South of Aberdeen Avenue, as a collector road with only two lanes, then eventually becomes a six lane thoroughfare at its peak. Bay Street also passes through Downtown Hamilton, where many...
. In 1999, Eaton's closed as the department store chain collapsed and Hamilton's Eaton's Centre was now known as the Hamilton City Centre.
Inventory
Inside the Mall itself are two Food Courts, the Food Festival and the Market Court which leads to the back-end of the Hamilton Farmer's Market. Many stores, restaurants and a movie cinema are included in the mall's inventory. The mall is also equipped with elevators, escalators, pay phones at all entrances, public washrooms, a lost & found department and an underground parking lot with two entrance/exits, one on King Street West and the other on Bay Street North.Breakdown of Jackson Square tenants by category & number:
- Cards & Stationery (3), includes Jackson Station Post Office
- Children's Fashions (2)
- Financial Services (6), includes Royal BankRoyal BankThe terms Royal Bank, Banque Royale, Banco Real can connote several different things,* Royal Bank * Royal Bank of Canada** Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, a subsidiary of RBC* Royal Bank of Scotland...
, Bank of MontrealBank of MontrealThe Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it...
, TD Canada TrustTD Canada TrustTD Canada Trust is the personal, small business and commercial banking operation of the Toronto-Dominion Bank in Canada. TD Canada Trust offers a range of financial services and products to more than 10 million Canadian customers through more than 1,100 branches and 2,600 ATM Green Machines... - Food Stores/ Restaurants (31), includes Denningers
- Footwear (4),
- General (26), includes Mr. Print-All, Small Business Enterprise Centre
- Government (3)
- Hair Salons (3)
- Jewellery (8)
- Ladies' Fashions (7)includes Urban Planet
- Medical Health (10), includes a fitness centre and a dental office
- Music, Entertainment, Books, Photography (6), includes Japan CameraJapan CameraJapan Camera opened their first store in 1959. Since then, it has grown to become a successful chain of over 100 stores across North America. Japan Camera opened the first one-hour photofinishing lab in North America. There are a few in Toronto....
- News & Tobacco (5), includes United Cigar Store and Gift Post
- Specialty Shops (31), includes the LCBO, Source by Circuit City, Grand and Toy, Tim HortonsTim HortonsTim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
, Harmony Global Arts and Crafts, Core Sports - Travel (2)
- Unisex (11), includes Roots Canada,