Aberdeen Centre (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; Jyutping: si4 doi6 fong1; pinyin: Shídàif?ng) is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located in the Golden Village district on Hazelbridge Way, bordered by Cambie Road to the north.
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History
The original Aberdeen Centre was built in 1989. It contained about 50 to 75 stores. The original Chinese name was "?????", which refers to the Chinese name of Aberdeen, Hong Kong.
As new Asian malls such as Yaohan Centre and President Plaza opened, it soon became apparent that the original Aberdeen Centre was too small to compete. It was demolished in 2001, and was rebuilt for approximately $130 million.
The current Aberdeen Centre, opened in 2003, is about three times the original mall's size and has around 100 stores.
The new mall's primary anchor store is Daiso, which is the company's first store outside of Asia. There are restaurants on its upper floors. An indoor musical fountain, similar to the one in front of Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas but smaller in scale, was built at the centre of the mall and performs shows every hour.
In 2006, the mall became home to the operations of Fairchild Group's Chinese-language TV and radio operations in Vancouver. Fairchild Radio (CJVB AM1470 and CHKG FM96.1) now has studios on the second floor, while Fairchild TV and Talentvision have their news studios on the third floor.
On August 8, 2008, the largest viewing party in the Vancouver area for the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the mall, with thousands of spectators, some of whom had lined up since 3:30 in the morning.
The third phase of the development, Aberdeen Square, opened in 2013. It has three retail and three office levels.
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Transportation
Access to the Canada Line, run by the Skytrain system, is available through the mall's third phase, Aberdeen Square. The mall is connected directly to the Aberdeen Station via an overhead walkway to the northbound platform.
Public transit buses, serviced by TransLink, have connections to the mall, with routes serving Richmond and New Westminster.
Incidents
On February 9, 2006, a knife battle between four men occurred in the upper food court area of the mall. One man was fatally stabbed in the heart and died at the scene. Another was seriously injured, suffering a knife wound at the back. The two remaining men fled the scene, leaving horrified shoppers.
On October 26, 2008, a middle-aged Asian man committed suicide by jumping down from the third floor near the food court area. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Richmond RCMP ruled out any foul play and believed it was an isolated suicide incident.
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See also
- Chinese Canadians in British Columbia
- Golden Village (Richmond, British Columbia)
- Parker Place
References
Further reading
- "Aberdeen Centre expansion 75% sold" (Archive). Vancouver Sun at Canada.com. September 23, 2010.
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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