Oshawa Centre facts for kids
Oshawa Centre
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| Coordinates | 43°53′24″N 78°52′46″W / 43.88998°N 78.87935°W |
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| Address | 419 King Street West Oshawa, Ontario L1J 2K5 |
| Opening date | 1956 |
| Management | Ivanhoé Cambridge |
| Owner | Ivanhoé Cambridge |
| No. of stores and services | 230 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 10 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,219,962 sq ft (113,338.2 m2) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
The Oshawa Centre is a big shopping mall in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. It has two floors and is located at King Street and Stevenson Road. This mall is the largest in the Durham Region. It's also the biggest mall in Ontario, east of Toronto. You can find over 230 different stores and services here.
Ivanhoé Cambridge owns and manages the Oshawa Centre. There's a bus station right outside the mall's south-east entrance. From there, you can catch buses to places like the Oshawa GO Station and Durham College.
Discover the Oshawa Centre's Past
The Oshawa Centre first opened its doors in 1956. Back then, it was an outdoor shopping area called a plaza. In 1968, the plaza was enclosed. This means it was covered to become an indoor mall.
Major Mall Makeover: 2013-2016
From 2013 to 2016, the Oshawa Centre went through a huge renovation. This project cost $230 million. It added 60 new stores to the mall. The grand opening for this expanded part was on September 29, 2016.
During this time, the old Zellers store was taken down. This made space for more parking. The mall also got a brand new food court. It can seat 1000 people. This new food court is now in the east part of the mall.
Past Stores You Might Remember
Over the years, many different stores have been part of the Oshawa Centre. Some of these stores are no longer there.
- Zellers: This store closed down and was removed during the renovations.
- Sears: This large department store closed in 2018.
- Mark's Work Wearhouse: This store moved to a new location across the street.
- Eaton's: This department store closed in the mid-1990s.
- Famous Players: This movie theatre closed when a new Cineplex theatre opened in North Oshawa.
