Place Longueuil
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Place Longueuil is a shopping mall located in Longueuil
, Quebec
. It is the largest shopping mall in the city of Longueuil and is located near the Longueuil Metro station
. The parking lot contains 1,780 spaces. The major tenants are IGA Extra and Zellers
.
Place Longueuil was built in 1966 with 65 stores anchored by Steinberg
, Miracle Mart and National General Cinemas. It was at the time the sole shopping mall in the city of Longueuil. In 1978, National General Cinemas was acquired by Odeon
. In 1979, the whole mall (except for Steinberg, Miracle Mart and Odeon) was destroyed by a fire
started by a group of teenagers that originated from a garbage can. It was rebuilt and reopenned in 1981 with 85 stores, thus dethroning Place Desormeaux as the city's largest mall. In 1984, the Odeon theatre added a fourth screen as Odeon became Cineplex Odeon
at the time. In 1987, the mall expanded for a final time, bringing its total number of tenants to 140, and the movie theatre was also expanded to five screens.
There has been little change in the anchor spaces of Place Longueuil. Miracle Mart was renamed M in 1986, reducing the space of the store as it gave up the second floor and finally closed in 1992. The second floor later became a medical centre in the late 1980s. After M closed, Zellers moved into the location of M. Also in 1992, Steinberg was changed to an IGA. The Cineplex Odeon
theatre was closed by 2001, causing the IGA store to expand and rebrand to the current IGA Extra the following year.
On February 18, 2011, it was announced that Homburg Canada will succeed over Cogir as manager of Place Longueuil. The transaction took effects a couple of days later.
Longueuil
Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It is the largest shopping mall in the city of Longueuil and is located near the Longueuil Metro station
Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke (Montreal Metro)
Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke is a station at the southern terminus of the Yellow Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal . It is located in the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada....
. The parking lot contains 1,780 spaces. The major tenants are IGA Extra and Zellers
Zellers
Zellers Inc. is Canada's second-largest chain of mass merchandise discount stores, with locations in communities across Canada. A subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company , it has 273 locations across the country....
.
Place Longueuil was built in 1966 with 65 stores anchored by Steinberg
Steinberg's
Steinberg's was a Canadian grocery store chain that mainly operated in the province of Quebec. In addition to its flagship supermarket chain, the company operated several subsidiaries across the country...
, Miracle Mart and National General Cinemas. It was at the time the sole shopping mall in the city of Longueuil. In 1978, National General Cinemas was acquired by Odeon
Cineplex Entertainment
Cineplex Entertainment LP , is the largest film exhibitor in Canada and owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,351 screens. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec...
. In 1979, the whole mall (except for Steinberg, Miracle Mart and Odeon) was destroyed by a fire
Fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition....
started by a group of teenagers that originated from a garbage can. It was rebuilt and reopenned in 1981 with 85 stores, thus dethroning Place Desormeaux as the city's largest mall. In 1984, the Odeon theatre added a fourth screen as Odeon became Cineplex Odeon
Cineplex Odeon
Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States...
at the time. In 1987, the mall expanded for a final time, bringing its total number of tenants to 140, and the movie theatre was also expanded to five screens.
There has been little change in the anchor spaces of Place Longueuil. Miracle Mart was renamed M in 1986, reducing the space of the store as it gave up the second floor and finally closed in 1992. The second floor later became a medical centre in the late 1980s. After M closed, Zellers moved into the location of M. Also in 1992, Steinberg was changed to an IGA. The Cineplex Odeon
Cineplex Odeon
Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States...
theatre was closed by 2001, causing the IGA store to expand and rebrand to the current IGA Extra the following year.
On February 18, 2011, it was announced that Homburg Canada will succeed over Cogir as manager of Place Longueuil. The transaction took effects a couple of days later.
Main tenants
- ZellersZellersZellers Inc. is Canada's second-largest chain of mass merchandise discount stores, with locations in communities across Canada. A subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company , it has 273 locations across the country....
- IGA Extra
- Société des alcools du QuébecSociété des alcools du QuébecThe Société des alcools du Québec , often abbreviated and referred to as SAQ, is a provincial Crown corporation in Quebec.-Organization:...
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- St-Hubert RestaurantSt-HubertSt-Hubert BBQ Ltd is a privately held chain of Canadian casual dining restaurants best known for its rotisserie chicken. St-Hubert once had a presence throughout eastern Canada, but it now has few locations outside its home province of Quebec, where it remains a dominant chain. Other locations are...