- Place Versailles
Place Versailles is a is a super regional mall located at the corner of Sherbrooke Street East and Highway 25 in the
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough ofMontreal . At more than 1 million square feet and 225 stores, it is the largest shopping centre in theisland of Montreal . Its anchors are Maxi,Zellers ,Winners /Homesense andBureau en Gros .Most of the mall is one story high but a section of the mall, that was added in the
1980s , has two floors. Place Versailles is situated next to the Radisson metro station and is less than 2 km away from theGaleries d'Anjou mall.History
The history of Place Versailles began in
1963 with Steinberg, Miracle Mart and some 30 small stores. Place Versailles was the first shopping mall in Montreal that was originally built as an indoor mall (as opposed to astrip mall ). Today, the original section of Place Versailles corresponds to the small corridor extending from Zellers to Maxi.Place Versailles went through several expansions throughout its history. Just in the
1960s decade, the mall has expanded twice. By 1970, Place Versailles had a Pascal hardware store. In 1973, theHudson's Bay Company openned aThe Bay department store which was also the first Bay store on the island of Montreal that hadn't previously been aMorgan's store.From 1973 to 1986, the majors tenants of Place Versailles were Steinberg, Miracle Mart, Pascal and The Bay. In 1986, Miracle Mart was rebranded under the M brand name. In the late 1980s, Place Versailles expanded again and a new section was built with two floors, instead of one floor like in the rest of the mall.
In 1990, the Pascal hardware chain went bankrupt and Rona - Le Quincailler took its place not long after. In 1992, Steinberg was converted to Maxi and the M store was closed. Zellers shortly replaced the M store. The Bay closed in 2003 and its former anchor space has since been divided between Winners/Homesense, Globo,
Sports Experts ,Dollarama , aMcDonald's restaurant and a couple ofboutiques . Rona closed in 2005. Bureau en Gros took the former space of Rona.ee also
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Galeries d'Anjou
*List of largest shopping malls in Canada
*List of malls in Montreal
*Montreal External link
* [http://www.placeversailles.com Official website]
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