A.J. Freiman Limited , or Freimans ( / ˈ f r iː m ən z / FREE -mənz ), was a landmark department store at 73 Rideau Street in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada, founded in 1918 by Archibald J. Freiman .
9-473: (Redirected from Westgate Centre ) Westgate Mall or Westgate Shopping Centre may refer to: Canada [ edit ] Westgate Shopping Centre (Ottawa) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Kenya [ edit ] Westgate, Nairobi Westgate shopping mall attack , four-day 2013 terrorist attack with at least 67 deaths, resulting in the partial collapse of
18-557: A book about the store), Hudson's Bay Company acquired the company in 1972 and rebranded to The Bay in 1973. The former Freimans store still operates as a retail store of The Bay, and an adjoining arcade linking Rideau Street to the Byward Market is named the Freiman Mall in honour of the longtime Ottawa retailer. In addition, the laneway around the north side of the nearby National Arts Centre which provides access to
27-462: A branch of Royal Bank of Canada . The Royal Bank was the last remaining original tenant, before closing in 2022. The mall is served by OC Transpo routes 55, 80, 81 and 85. A proposed redevelopment plans to have the mall demolished and replaced in phases with high-rise commercial and residential buildings. The first phase began in November 2019 with the demolition of Monkey Joe's Restaurant on
36-435: Is considered Ottawa's first shopping centre. The anchor of the mall was Freiman's department store , owned by Lawrence Freiman who already had a department store on Rideau Street. In advertising for its grand opening , Westgate boasted that it had parking for over 1200 cars, weather-protected shopping and music for its customers. Other stores included Steinberg's , Tip Top Tailors , a movie theater, Reitmans , Kiddytown and
45-501: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Westgate Shopping Centre (Ottawa) Westgate Shopping Centre is a shopping mall in the Carlington neighbourhood of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. It is located southwest of downtown, bordering Carling Avenue , Merivale Road , and Highway 417 , owned by RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust . The mall opened May 12, 1955, and
54-402: The box office has been named Lawrence Freiman Lane. Freimans was also the centre of an important battle against anti-semitism. In the 1930s, Ottawa police officer Jean Tissot, affiliated with Adrien Arcand 's fascist movement, attempted to rally Christian Canadians to boycott Jewish businesses. Freimans, as the most prominent Jewish owned business in Ottawa was at the centre of his attacks. As
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81-751: The south-east corner of the property. Freimans Archibald Jacob Freiman was born in Lithuania in 1880, and emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario . Freimans rose to become the most successful department store in Ottawa because of its prominent location at Mosgrove and Rideau Streets , its aggressive marketing and its low prices. The company also operated stores in Westgate and St. Laurent Shopping Centres , as well as discount stores called Freimart in Shoppers City West and Shoppers City East. Then owned by A.J. Freiman's son, Lawrence (who wrote
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