Norgate shopping centre

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The Norgate shopping centre, as seen from the southwest corner of the Décarie/Côte-Vertu intersection

Norgate shopping centre (French: Galeries Norgate) is a strip mall built in 1949, in the then-suburb of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, now the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

History

Norgate was the first shopping mall in Canada. The first covered mall was built a year later in 1950 in West Vancouver, the Park Royal Shopping Centre. Norgate was built by the developer Maxwell Cummings. It is believed that the mall was financed and owned by the Lupovich family of Montreal. The late Moe and Sam Lupovich were successful owners of the Ideal Dress Company in Montreal. They were leaders in Canada's garment industry. The mall continues to be owned by the family to this day.

On 10 March 2008, the anchor tenant, Provigo supermarket, suffered a partial roof collapse due to the weight of snow from the intense snowfall occurring from 8 March through 10 March.^[1]

Panoramic view of the Norgate shopping centre, looking eastward from the west side of Decarie Boulevard. From left to right: Tim Hortons, Photo Norgate, Bijouterie Feu d'Or, Clinique Physio R.P.G., RBC Groupe Financier, old shops, grocery store, n'Fusion Internet café, Buanderie Hi-Tec, Le SuperClub Vidéotron, Poissonnerie Norgate, Voyages Décarie, Bangkok Express, Restaurant Zouki's, Provigo, Centre Médical Cité Santé Saint-Laurent, Pharmaprix, and a driving school.

The Shopping Centre

The shopping centre is L-shaped, fronting the street at the bottom of the L and its related short-side. The back and front of the L open onto parking lots. The mall was designed by architect Max Kalman.

Norgate is located between Décarie Boulevard and Saint-Gemain Street as well as between rue Rochon and Chemin de la Côte-Vertu. The bottom of the L coincides with Rochon, the short side of the bottom and the long leg of the L correspond with Décarie. The long part of the L sits in the middle of the parking lot, with loading docks along the back, and parking spaces all around, running parallel to Decarie. De la Côte-Vertu Boulevard

Across Décarie Boulevard from Norgate lies the Côte-Vertu Metro station and the Terminus Côte-Vertu Nord ^[2]. Nearby are CEGEP Vanier College, the Saint-Laurent CLSC, and CHSLD Saint-Laurent Hospital. The mall itself contains the Côte-Vertu Medical Clinic, a Provigo, a Royal Bank of Canada branch, a Pharmaprix, a Tim Hortons, a SuperClub Vidéotron, convenience stores, and a laundromat.

See also

• List of malls in Montreal
• List of shopping malls in Canada

References

Old shops, on the alley between rue Rochon and the parking lot

• Montreal Gazette (Canada.com) : Architect of everyday life celebrates 100th birthday, PEGGY CURRAN, Wednesday, May 31 2006
• The Canadian Encyclopedia (Historical Foundation of Canada) : Shopping Centre, HAROLD KALMAN (accessed 2008-01-01)
• Saint-Laurent, Ville de Montreal: Norgate Shopping Centre (accessed 2008-01-01)
• Ville de Saint-Laurent Archives, p289, Norgate (accessed 2008-01-01)
• NewMallUnique: Strip Malls (accessed 2008-01-01)

Citations

1. ^ CBC News, CBC TV, 11 March 2007
2. ^ "Terminus Côte-Vertu". http://www.amt.qc.ca/autobus_terminus_detail.aspx?terminusid=9. 

External links

• Cote Vertu station (The map is dated January 2007 and see reference 2. for current location of bus stops)
• http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/montreal/story.html?id=525181f4-2b35-4b84-a136-e5e0f4435fda

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