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| Location | West Vancouver andX̱wemelch'stn,British Columbia, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°19′34″N123°08′13″W / 49.326°N 123.137°W /49.326; -123.137 |
| Opening date | September 1, 1950; 75 years ago (1950-09-01) |
| Stores and services | 280 |
| Floor area | 1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2) |
| Floors | 1 (Park Royal North), 2 (Park Royal South) |
| Public transit | Park Royal Exchange |
| Website | shopparkroyal |
Park Royal Shopping Centre, also known as simplyPark Royal, opened in 1950, is ashopping mall located inWest Vancouver andX̱wemelch'stn,British Columbia, Canada. Park Royal was Canada's first covered shopping mall.[1][2] Park Royal has seen multiple redeveloped projects within the last decade. Notably, in 2014, the district of West Vancouver approved a permit for the "removal of the storefront fabric canopies, faux columns and related 'nautical' theme designs"[3] as well as the re-facing of the building to "create a cohesive look between Park Royal North and Park Royal South."[4] The shopping centre was originally anchored by Woodward's.[5]
The Centre was started alongside theGuinness family'sBritish Properties developments nearby, and was named after the London suburb ofPark Royal where a Guinness brewery stood. The Guinnesses sold it in 1986.[6]
The mall is physically divided into two locations by Marine Drive, a major thoroughfare on theNorth Shore. The two sides are aptly namedNorth Mall andSouth Mall, and are connected by 2 main intersections: Main St - Marine Drive, and Taylor Way - Marine Drive, as well as an overpass next to Shoppers Drug Mart. The North Mall is the original part of the mall, and had the anchor storeWoodward's (on the East end) andWoodward's Food Floors (on the West end).[5] Expansion to the South Mall occurred in the 1962 with a further development in the mid-1970s. The expansion in the 1960s addedSuperValu andEaton's as the anchor stores on the South Mall.[5] Further expansion in the mid-1970s added a second floor to the mall and theHudson's Bay store.[5]
In 1993, when Woodward's closed, The Bay moved into the location previously held by Woodward's.[5] Food Floor was converted into a Government Liquor Store,London Drugs and Rogers Video (now closed).
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In late 2004,The Village was opened as an expansion of the South Mall, allowing for more stores and retail services. The Village was designed as ajoint venture by thearchitectural firms,F+A Architects (Pasadena, California) andMusson Cattell Mackey Partnership (Vancouver). The 238,000-square-foot (22,111 m2) expansion cost approximately $30 millionCanadian dollars. The Village is Canada's firstlifestyle centre specifically designed for the more affluent West Vancouver market, where all the retail locations offer mid to upscale lifestyle services. The Village is unique in that it aims to replicate the experience found atWhistler Village, where consumers are predominantly in the open-air (outside) to browse the stores. Abowling alley and agolf practice range were demolished to make way for The Village.
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Park Royal South anchor stores include:Best Buy,Staples,La Maison Simons,Sport Chek, andDollarama. Since 2013, Park Royal has been undergoing major renovations, and has introduced a new village that includes retailers such as:Urban Outfitters,Zara,H&M,Aritzia andAnthropologie. In 2015, Park Royal moved the food court on the south side of the mall to the second floor. It includes chains such asBooster Juice,Freshii, andChatime. In 2015, Canadian retailer Simons moved into the space that used to be occupied by Extra Foods. In 2017, The Canpets was replaced by a new store, Miniso. ACineplex VIP movie theatre opened aboveThe Brick on April 3, 2019.
Park Royal also acts as a major transit hub, known as thePark Royal Exchange, which is the main transit exchange in West Vancouver. It lies on Marine Drive. Park Royal serves as the western terminus of theR2 Marine Dr RapidBus, as well as housing various otherTransLink andWest Vancouver Blue Bus bus routes.
