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[VicHockeyFan]

I got some more - three of them are at Shelbourne and Feltham. Two on the east side of Shelbourne, one two-storey one across the street.

[amor de cosmos]

-- corner of Wilkinson & W Saanich
-- corner of Carey & Tillicum
(maybe they're too small to be called malls...)

[amor de cosmos]

Add the two at Douglas/Boleskine on either side of the tunnel under Boleskine. I guess they were both built before the Goose (as we know it) was developed, and weren't intended to have much "interaction" with it. (same with Gateway Village I think) That definitely has to change imho. Actually why not include everything on the west side of Douglas from Boleskine/Saanich to the pedestrian overpass near Carey.

[amor de cosmos]

Nootka Court. I can't even count how many times I've walked past that place without even noticing it. I know there's a movie theatre & the Bug Zoo's new(ish) home but other than that I don't know much about it.

[Holden West]

Nootka Court was pretty cool when that type of indoor/outdoor rustic mews architecture was fashionable. It had a more vibrant mix of stores including a liquor store on the upper side but I remember there were a few social problems with that location because of the drunks that would hang out there.

I seems that practically every mall in the region is in need of a facelift. I think the only small mall on the upswing is the quiet little St. Andrews mall between Yates and View.

[Nparker]

Nootka Court...I know there's a movie theatre & the Bug Zoo's new(ish) home...

Actually the Vic Theatre finally gave up the ghost a couple of months ago (I am, pretty sure there is a thread on that here somewhere). The Bug Zoo thrives as does the Mr. Mixer shop, but calling this place a mall is a bit of a misnomer. It really is just an office building with a couple of retail spaces. Nevetheless it is in dire need of a facelift.

[amor de cosmos]

It really is just an office building with a couple of retail spaces.

So it's a mall that's trying to be an office building, or it's an office building trying to be a mall. However you look at it it doesn't seem to do either very well, does it?

Nevetheless it is in dire need of a facelift.

That whole Crystal Garden block & the nasty parking lot across the street (The Falls) are both getting facelifts so why not!

[Nparker]

That whole Crystal Garden block & the nasty parking lot across the street (The Falls) are both getting facelifts so why not!

Having worked in Nootka Court for quite a number of years, I suspect the "why not?" can be answered by lack of interest on the part of the landlord.

[Victoria Watcher]

So when Orange Julius or whatever closed at Tillicum, did these guys take over?

 

https://www.facebook...DogGuysTillicum

[Mike K.]

Sounds right. Matt will know for sure.

[Matt R.]

Hah yes they did. I still boycott the mall except for using their urinals.