Coquitlam Centre Explained

Coquitlam Centre
Address:2929 Barnet Highway
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Canada
Floor Area:84882sqm
Floors:2
Number Of Stores:200
Number Of Anchors:6 (5 open, 1 opening fall 2018, 1 vacant)
Manager:Morguard Investments Limited
Owner:Pensionfund Realty Limited

Coquitlam Centre is a shopping mall in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, built in 1979 and expanded in 2001. It is located at the southern edge of the Coquitlam Town Centre area, near Coquitlam Central station and several other smaller shopping centres. Coquitlam Centre is the largest mall in the Tri-Cities area, with an area of 84882.256adj=ri0NaNadj=ri0 and 200 stores and services.[1]

Coquitlam Centre is a super-regional sized shopping centre anchored by Walmart, Hudson's Bay, Best Buy, Dollarama, London Drugs and T & T Supermarket. Coquitlam Centre's original anchor tenants included Hudson's Bay, Eaton's, and Woodward's.[2]

Transportation

Coquitlam Centre's location was chosen because it is at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Barnet Highway, two major regional thoroughfares which provide access to Highway 1. The mall is located across Barnet Highway from Coquitlam Central stationa major transportation hub for the area with a public bus interchange, West Coast Express commuter rail station, and a SkyTrain station.[3] [4] [5] [6]

On July 19, 2012, the federal government, the City of Coquitlam, and Coquitlam Centre finalized a deal that added Lincoln station to the route of the SkyTrain's Evergreen extension. Lincoln station is located next to the mall across Pinetree Way.[7]

Film and television

The interior of the mall has been featured in several film and television productions, including the Academy Award-winning movie Juno, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.coquitlamcentre.com/centre/about.cfm Coquitlam Centre infosite
  2. Coquitlam Centre: Coquitlam Centre categories, coquitlamcentre.com; retrieved March 1, 2008.
  3. http://www.coquitlamcentre.com/centre/location.cfm Coquitlam Centre: Location
  4. http://www.translink.bc.ca/files/maps/stn_exch_maps/CoquitlamStation.pdf Coquitlam Central Station
  5. http://www.westcoastexpress.com/stationinfo.asp?StationID=COQCENTRAL&PageID=STATIONTRAIN&MenuSubID=STATION-COQCENTRAL West Coast Express
  6. http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/evergreen_line/ Evergreen Line
  7. Vancouver Sun: Coquitlam announces plans ..., vancouversun.com; retrieved July 23, 2012.
  8. https://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Coquitlam%20Centre%20Mall,%20Coquitlam,%20British%20Columbia,%20Canada&&heading=18;with+locations+including;Coquitlam%20Centre%20Mall,%20Coquitlam,%20British%20Columbia,%20Canada Titles with locations including Coquitlam Centre