Woodside Square

Woodside Square is a shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the northwest corner of Finch Avenue East and McCowan Road at Sandhurst Circle.[2] The mall is located in the heart of Agincourt in the Scarborough district.

Woodside Square
LocationToronto, Ontario
Coordinates43°48′32″N 79°16′12″W
Address1571 Sandhurst Circle
ManagementTriovest Reality Advisors Inc.
No. of stores and services90+[1]
No. of anchor tenants6
Total retail floor area273,452 sq ft (25,405 m2)[1]
No. of floors2
Parking1500 spaces
Public transit access  129 
 39 
 939 
Websitewoodsidesquare.com/home

History

The mall opened in 1977. Notable anchors at one time included Dominion, J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture (later as Zellers), and a Chinese cuisine named "Ruby Chinese Restaurant." The Scarborough Public Library Board also opened the Woodside Square branch in the mall during the mall's early years of operation.

The Zellers was closed down and the space divided into multiple retailers and includes a Food Basics.[3]

Near the mid-2000s, the McDonald's which had been located inside the mall was rebuilt as a freestanding tenant outside the mall to accommodate with the number of customers.[2]

In 2007, the library began to run out of room for its collection,[4] while coincidentally, the Dominion supermarket was closing down at the mall, as it was being acquired by Metro Inc. This supermarket location ended up not being converted into a Metro, and was renovated to include more retail space. The library was moved here, and a Shopper's Drug Mart was opened in the remaining space.

On 7 October 2009, Toronto Public Health closed the Ruby Chinese Cuisine after a man supposedly died after eating food from the cuisine. After investigations, an outbreak of salmonella was found in the restaurant.[5]

During 2012–2013, the mall redeveloped over 45,000 sq ft (4,181 m2) of land to add more stores and restaurants. They include many fast food restaurants, a Le Château Outlet, and another Chinese restaurant, named Congee Town.[6]

In 2019, the mall underwent interior renovations to modernize the mall. New ceramic flooring, smooth ceiling, LED lighting, restaurants, and an upgraded food court and washroom were part of the renovations.[7][8]

Woodside Square's logo

See also

References
  1. "Woodside Square". Triovest Reality Advisors Inc. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. "Woodside Square" (PDF). Arcestra. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. "Food Basics". Woodside Square. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. "Woodside Square". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. "T.O. restaurant shut down after salmonella outbreak". CTV Toronto News. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. "Congee Town". Congee Town. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. Adler, Mike (19 September 2019). "Woodside Square, home of Tai Chi and South Asian films, seeks makeover". Toronto.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. "New Mall Renovations at Woodside Square". Woodside Square. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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