Before there was a WEST EDMONTON MALL, several major shopping centres served the residents of Canada's Festival City. The first of these, SHOPPERS' PARK-WESTMOUNT and BONNIE DOON CENTRE, had opened in August 1955 and October 1958, respectively. Originally open-air strip complexes, they re-opened as enclosed and climate-controlled facilities in November 1966 and September 1967.

Graphic 1 from the First New Amsterdam Corporation

Graphic 2 from Principal Investments, Limited

Meanwhile, Edmonton's very first enclosed mall had been officially dedicated in October 1963. In its original configuration, MEADOWLARK PARK CENTRE contained spaces for forty-five tenants. The largest of these were occupied by Simpsons Sears, Zellers and a Safeway supermarket.

Graphic from Canadian Investments, Limited