Orchard Park Shopping Centre
| Location | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°53′N 119°26′W / 49.88°N 119.44°WCoordinates: 49°53′N 119°26′W / 49.88°N 119.44°W |
| Address | 2271 Harvey Avenue |
| Opening date | 1971 |
| Management | Primaris Retail REIT |
| Owner | Primaris Retail REIT |
| No. of stores and services | over 170 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 685,000 square feet (63,600 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | Orchard Park Shopping Centre |
Orchard Park Shopping Centre is a regional shopping mall in Kelowna, British Columbia. It is located on the major provincial highway, Harvey Avenue, at the intersections of Cooper and Dilworth Road. With over 170 shops and services,[2] Orchard Park Shopping Centre is the largest shopping mall between Metro Vancouver and Calgary.[3]
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[edit] History
Orchard Park opened September 28, 1971 on a former orchard. The original mall layout included anchors Sears and The Bay (although The Bay was not completed until 1972) and a corridor of 35 smaller stores. In 1980, the mall was expanded to the south and an additional 40 outlets and a food court was constructed. In 1992, another major expansion to the east of the 1980 expansion was completed and included an Eatons store. In 2006 another expansion was opened and included Sport Chek and another 20 outlets.
[edit] Transportation
Orchard Park Shopping Centre is one of the major transit exchanges in Kelowna. Public transit, operated by Kelowna Regional Transit System, have several routes connecting the shopping centre to the neighbourhoods across the city, such as, downtown, Glenmore, Dilworth, Rutland, Pandosy, Okanagan College and UBC. It is also serviced by Cooper Stop of RapidBus, a bus rapid transit line connecting Downtown Kelowna to the UBC's Okanagan campus.
[edit] Anchor stores
[edit] Former anchor store
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Portfolio". Primaris Retail REIT. http://www.primarisreit.com/portfolio.php?Overview-1. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ "Store Listings". Orchard Park Shopping Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20070310223233/http://www.orchardparkshopping.com/SearchResults.aspx?parent=1. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
- ^ "Shopping Info". Orchard Park Shopping Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-03-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20070320105915/http://www.orchardparkshopping.com/Contents.aspx?parent=1&ContentID=shoppinginfo. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
