Penny Lane Mall
In 1973 the Penny Lane Mall was built in downtown Calgary, Alberta, preserving the facade of a block of older buildings on 8th Avenue SW.[1] According to The Calgary Herald the mall preserved the facade of one of Calgary's first hospitals, the first Colonel Belcher Hospital, a military hospital opened in 1918. The Calgary Herald reported shoppers would be surrounded by "an atmosphere of quality and elegance".
In 1985 Eaton's opened a large department store across the street from the mall.[2] The Calgary Herald reported vendors in the mall welcomed the shoppers the Eaton's store would attract.
In 2006 developers planned to demolish the structure and replace it with two modern glass-clad high-rise towers.[3] According to The Calgary Herald "The demolition marks the end of a chapter in Calgary's history." Sections of the original sandstone, and original timber beams, will be incorporated into a "historical interpretive display".
References
- ↑ "Facelift finished Penny Lane Mall opens". The Calgary Herald. 1973-08-28. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_G5kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bX0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2787,3967505&dq=penny-lane-mall+calgary&hl=en. Retrieved 2013-11-28. "Located in a row of turn-of-the-centry buildings on 8th Ave. S.W., Penny Lane combines a shopping concept originated in New Orleans with an old English feel."
- ↑
Joan Bryden, Don Atkinson (1985-06-12). "Eaton's unveils $210 million two-block project". The Calgary Herald. Archived on 2013-11-28. Error: If you specify
|archivedate=, you must also specify|archiveurl=. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tndkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DX8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5542,513975&dq=penny-lane-mall+calgary&hl=en. "Store owners in the Penny Lane Mall, across 8th Avenue from the proposed Eaton's store, welcomed the plans, saying most shoppers now stop at 4th Street S.W." - ↑ "Penny Lane demolition begins". Canada.com. 2007-05-23. Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.com%2Fstory_print.html%3Fid%3D4c422a78-3b6c-473c-845b-9df911d78c11%26sponsor%3D&date=2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-28. "The walls began to come tumbling down at the Penny Lane mall Tuesday as demolition started on the site to make way for two commercial towers."
