S5: Dead Malls
The Secret Life of Canada
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The History of the First Mall in Canada
West Vancouver's Park Royal Shopping Center opened in 1950. It was originally built as an open-air mall building, and it would be converted to an enclosed mall in 1962. In 1951, there were only four shopping centers in Canada. By 1971, there were 664.
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