The Promenade Shopping Centre (Thornhill)
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The Promenade Shopping Centre (often called the Promenade Mall) is a shopping mall
, located on Bathurst Street and Centre Street in the area of Thornhill
in Vaughan
, Ontario
. It opened on August 4, 1986
and features 290000 sq ft (26,941.9 m²) of retail space, a YRT bus terminal, and 175 retailers. Anchors include Sears
, T & T Supermarket
, The Children's Place
, Old Navy
, American Eagle Outfitters
, Coach, and the second Aroma Espresso Bar
in Canada. There is a cinema in the mall operated by Rainbow Cinema
.
decided to do an extensive interior renovation, in which they replaced all lighting, flooring and reconfigured the food court to make it accommodate more seating. The center fountains were removed to have more usable space for the Aroma Espresso Bar
.
store in the world was opened at the mall by the local Serruya Brothers.
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...
, located on Bathurst Street and Centre Street in the area of Thornhill
Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill is a community in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the northern border of the city of Toronto. Once a municipal village, Thornhill is now a community and postal designation geographically split into two municipalities along Yonge Street, the city of...
in Vaughan
Vaughan
Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It opened on August 4, 1986
and features 290000 sq ft (26,941.9 m²) of retail space, a YRT bus terminal, and 175 retailers. Anchors include Sears
Sears Canada
Sears Canada Inc. is a retailer, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, that operates in all provinces and territories across Canada with a network of 196 corporate stores, 195 dealer stores, 38 home improvement showrooms, 108 Sears Travel offices and a nationwide home maintenance, repair, and...
, T & T Supermarket
T & T Supermarket
T & T Supermarket is a Canadian supermarket chain which sells primarily Chinese and Asian foods. The supermarket chain is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia. In 1993, the first T & T was opened in Burnaby's Metropolis shopping centre in Metro Vancouver.With rapid expansion, T & T is now...
, The Children's Place
The Children's Place
The Children’s Place is an American specialty retailer of children’s apparel and accessories founded in 1969. They became publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange in 1997 under the ticker symbol PLCE...
, Old Navy
Old Navy
Old Navy is an American clothing brand as well as a chain of stores owned by Gap, Inc., with corporate operations in San Francisco and San Bruno, California. It is one of the first major corporations to house headquarters in the new Mission Bay district of San Francisco.Gap, Inc. was run by...
, American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...
, Coach, and the second Aroma Espresso Bar
Aroma Espresso Bar
Aroma Espresso Bar is an Israeli espresso and coffee chain with 123 branches around the country, several branches in the United States, Canada and Ukraine and single locations in Germany, Cyprus, Romania and Kazakhstan...
in Canada. There is a cinema in the mall operated by Rainbow Cinema
Rainbow and Magic Lantern Cinemas
Rainbow Cinemas and Magic Lantern Theatres operate movie theatres across Canada. The Rainbow Cinemas chain was founded in the 1990s in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, while the Magic Lantern Theatres chain was founded in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta...
.
Renovations
The mall has been renovated twice since its opening. A slight facelift was completed around 2002. The mall was painted an off-white colour in replacement of its turquoise, peach and pink colour tones. In later years Cadillac FairviewCadillac Fairview
Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited is a North American investor, owner, and manager of commercial real estate.The name "Cadillac Fairview" came into existence in 1974 as a result of the merger between Cadillac Development Corporation Ltd and Fairview Corporation...
decided to do an extensive interior renovation, in which they replaced all lighting, flooring and reconfigured the food court to make it accommodate more seating. The center fountains were removed to have more usable space for the Aroma Espresso Bar
Aroma Espresso Bar
Aroma Espresso Bar is an Israeli espresso and coffee chain with 123 branches around the country, several branches in the United States, Canada and Ukraine and single locations in Germany, Cyprus, Romania and Kazakhstan...
.
Yogen Früz
In August 1986, the first Yogen FrüzYogen Früz
Yogen Früz is an international chain of frozen yogurt and smoothie stores that also serves healthy alternative food products. Through company-owned, franchised, and non traditional partnerships, Yogen Früz is the largest franchisor and licensor of stores and other locations that serve primarily...
store in the world was opened at the mall by the local Serruya Brothers.