Bay Centre

This article is about the shopping mall in Victoria, BC, Canada. For the mall in Toronto, Ontario formerly anchored by The Bay, see Hudson's Bay Centre.

Not to be confused with Bay Center, Washington.

Shopping mall

Bay Centre

Coordinates| 48°25′30″N 123°21′58″W﻿ / ﻿48.4251°N 123.3661°W﻿ / 48.4251; -123.3661
Address| 1150 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 3M9
Opening date| 1989
Developer| Cadillac Fairview and Eaton's
Management| Westcliff, JLL
Owner| LaSalle Investment Management
No. of stores and services| 93[1]
No. of anchor tenants| 1
Total retail floor area| 39,115 m2 (421,030 sq ft)
No. of floors| 4 (5 in Hudson's Bay department store)
Website| www.thebaycentre.ca
Atrium of the Bay Centre Exterior of the Bay Centre

The Bay Centre (formerly the Victoria Eaton Centre) is a shopping mall in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by Douglas, Government, Fort, and View streets, in the city's historic centre.[2] It has 39,115 square metres (421,030 sq ft) of retail space.[3]

Opening in 1989, the mall was the first large shopping mall in downtown Victoria. It occupies two city blocks of the Old Town area, including the site of the original downtown Eaton's store[4] (previously Spencer's) at 1150 Douglas Street.[5] Eaton's was demolished in 1987–88 to make way for the Eaton Centre project. The development of the shopping centre was initially the subject of controversy,[4][6] as construction involved demolishing several historic buildings (or reducing them to facades in front of new construction)[6] and closing one block of Broad Street.[2]

The centre was initially a partnership between Eaton's and Cadillac Fairview.[7] When Eaton's went bankrupt in 1999, the Eaton's store in this mall was occupied first by Sears Canada, and then by The Bay (now Hudson's Bay), for which the mall was renamed.[8][9] In 2010, Cadillac Fairview sold the complex to LaSalle Investment Management for an undisclosed price in the range of CA$90 million to CA$110 million, which is among the largest real estate transactions in the city's history.[6]

## Anchors and majors

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* Hudson's Bay (19,301 m2 / 207,750 sq ft)
* Passport Canada[10] (995 m2 / 10,710 sq ft)
* Sport Chek (1,800 m2 / 19,375 sq ft)
* Winners

## See also

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* Eaton Centre
* List of shopping malls in Canada

## References

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1. ^ Bay Centre Stores page Archived June 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b Ward, Robin (November 17, 1990). "A world of kitsch: Victoria is losing some of its architectural charm, with the Eaton Centre the latest example of inappropriate design", The Vancouver Sun, p. D1.
3. ^ "Victoria – Canadian Urban Institute", Canadian Urban Institute. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
4. ^ a b (March 1, 1989). "Controversial shopping mall opens in Victoria", The Vancouver Sun, p. B1.
5. ^ (May 20, 2001). "Us vs. Them: Architects and amateurs have their say on Victoria buildings", Times Colonist, p. D6.
6. ^ a b c Kloster, Darron (May 14, 2010). "Bay Centre sold to U.S. company: City landmark estimated to have fetched at least $90 million", Times Colonist, p. A1.
7. ^ Gidney, Norman (February 28, 1997). "Eaton's downtown Victoria store expected to survive financial crisis", Times Colonist.
8. ^ Our History: Victoria at HBC Heritage
9. ^ Gidney, Norman (May 3, 2003). "Bay celebrates history in return to downtown", Times Colonist, p. E1.
10. ^ Wilson, Carla (January 31, 2008). "Passport office secures mall space: Passport Canada will be bringing citizens out of the cold – and into the mall Archived October 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", Times Colonist. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Bay Centre.

* Official website
* Architectural artifacts An historical overview of the location.

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Eaton's

Family|

* Eaton family
* Timothy Eaton
* John Craig Eaton and Flora Eaton
* John David Eaton and Signy Eaton
* John Craig Eaton II
* Fredrik Stefan Eaton
* George Ross Eaton
* Robert Young Eaton
* Nancy Eaton

Retail|

* Eaton's (catalogue)
* Eaton Centre
* Toronto Eaton Centre
* Montreal Eaton Centre
* Edmonton Eaton Centre
* Victoria Eaton Centre
* Cityplace (Winnipeg)
* College Park (Toronto)
* Eaton's Building (Saskatoon)
* Rideau Centre (Ottawa)
* Carrefour Laval
* Spencer's (department store)

Properties|

* Ardwold
* Eaton Hall
* Eaton's Annex
* Eaton's Ninth Floor Restaurant
* The Carlu
* Eaton's / John Maryon Tower (proposed, never built)

Legacy|

* Toronto Santa Claus Parade
* Eatonville, Toronto
* Eatonia
* Timothy Eaton Business and Technical Institute
* Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
* Timothy Eaton statue (created by Ivor Lewis)
* Lady Eaton College
* Lady Eaton Elementary School
* Neils Hogenson House
* The Hockey Sweater

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