FAIRVIEW POINTE-CLAIRE CENTRE was officially dedicated in August 1965. The West Island retail facility encompassed approximately 662,400 square feet, with an initial seventy stores and services.

FAIRVIEW POINTE-CLAIRE CENTRE TENANTS 1965:

EATON'S (with Salon Elysee and La Cuisine restaurant) / SIMPSON'S (with A La Vendome restaurant, Elizabeth Arden beauty salon and freestanding Auto Centre) / STEINBERG supermarket (with Petite Fleur Bakery, delicatessen and pharmacy) / F.W. WOOLWORTH 5 & 10 (with Harvest House restaurant) / A. Gold men's & boy's wear / Agnew-Surpass Family Footwear / Alliance Finance / Arnell's ladies' wear / Artistic Wear / Au Cascades restaurant / Au Coin des Petits children's wear / Bally-Dolcis Shoes / Bank of Montreal / Baril's Optical / Birks Jewellers / Bob Lunny Sporting Goods / Brosseau Music / Brown's Shoe Shop / Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce / Chapeaux Renoir millinery / Chez Lilianne lingerie & foundations / Continental Barber Shop / Clubhouse Clothes / D'Alliard's ladies' wear / Dalmy's ladies' wear / Danish House Furniture / Dorval Delicatessen / Duke's Cards & Gifts / Fairlane Wool Shop / Fairview Pharmacy (with luncheonette) / Fifth Avenue ladies' wear / Four Seasons Sporthouse / Harrison's Fabrics / Holt Renfrew & Company apparel / Karol's Beauty Salon / Laura Secord Candy Shops / Lawrence Kiddie's children's wear / Le Rouet Handicrafts / Lewis Shoes / Maison Jerome leather goods / May's ladies' wear / Montreal Trust / McKenna Florist / Ogilvy's department store / Pascal Hardware / Paul's Dry Cleaner & Shoe Repair / Peoples Credit Jewellers / Public Auditorium / Reitman's ladies' wear / Richstone Bakeries / Romar ladies' wear / Sandy's young ladies' wear / Seagram's Display & Sales Office / Singer Sewing Centre / Tip Top Tailors / Toronto-Dominion Bank / Toy World / Trend Realties / Trusts & Real Estate / United Cigar Stores / Vogue Shoe Shop / W. H. Smith book store


A vintage view of Simpson's at "CENTRE FAIRVIEW." The mall's "Rain Fountain" incorporated a water-less, falling glycerine feature with one operating with actual water. This Simpson's Court Rain Fountain was Canada's first "Wonderfall" (faux fountain). 
Photo from http://www.hbcheritage.ca / Hudson's Bay Company Heritage