Department Stores then and now

[J-M-Z]

The first Kmart I ever knew was at the E end of Albion Mall (is Canadian Tire there now?)

Yes. By the late 90's - very early 2000's, Kmart was replaced by Canadian Tire in the Albion Mall. It's a lot cleaner and livelier than the older Canadian Tire on Kipling
and Rexdale.

The first Canadian Tire I remember visiting was the location that used to sit on Highway 27 and Carrier Dr. (close to Dr. Flea's) . The location was converted into the Sikh Spiritual Centre also in the late 90's, while keeping its former Canadian Tire structure intact.

 

[FutureDurham]

Pen Centre was in St. Catharines, not Pickering.

Pickering had Sheridan Mall, which then became Pickering Town Centre.


Ajax had Harwood Place Mall (an indoor mall), which is now a strip mall with an office tower. Its original anchor stores were a Miracle Food Mart at the east end, and a 3-level Sayvette at the west end. Among the smaller tenants were a Lisanne's fabric store and the Pen Centre Family Restaurant.

Sayvette's was the discount chain's last remaining store, and it closed in 1977. It became a 2-level Woolco, and when Woolco went bust, it became a Walmart. Then, the mall was turned into its current form, anchored by a Food Basics at the east end, and a 1-level Shoppers Drug Mart at the west end.

Out of curiosity, was this a one level mall or two level mall. I also heard there was a movie theatre, do you have an old mall map of the Harwood Place Mall or photos. Would love to see it.

 

[donoreo]

Out of curiosity, was this a one level mall or two level mall. I also heard there was a movie theatre, do you have an old mall map or photos. Would love to see it.

There are some photos here: https://www.pickering.ca/en/living/photogalleryDowntown.aspx

 

[FutureDurham]

There are some photos here: https://www.pickering.ca/en/living/photogalleryDowntown.aspx

Thanks for sharing but I was referring to the Harwood Place Mall, which is now the Harwood Plaza in Downtown Ajax. I just realized I didn’t specify that in the original question.