YORKDALE YORKDALE Due Feb 13- In Class The Feb 6 class will not be held in the classroom but will be given to you for fieldwork. The assignment is due at the start of the class on Feb 13. The essay should be between 5 and 7 pages in length.

YORKDALE Opened in stores, over 1 million square feet –Largest in Canada and for a short time in the world

Yorkdale may have sucked the life out of Weston Road but it has had a major impact on the local area Has evolved – old anchors –Eaton’s and Simpson’s (Bay –Dominion (Holt Renfrew) –Famous Players (Cineplex) Now 10 sub anchors (new – Crate and Barrel)

Latest renovation – 1.6 million square feet Meant to reproduce an urban streetscape with 240 stores and services Return is over $1,000 per square foot (highest in Canada) Over 400,000 visitors per week –(Niagara Parks average about 15 million visitors annually – majority are tourists) –About 300,000 per week

This is a public/private space Mentioned in most tourist books on Toronto

However this brings up some interesting considerations There should be evidence that this is a tourist centre and a recreation centre (facilities) There should be evidence of tourists Perhaps most importantly, the management should be concerned about the presence of both ‘one- time’ visitors AND regular visitors to the Centre. THERE SHOULD BE EVIDENCE THAT THE MANAGEMENT IS AWARE OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM

On your trip to Yorkdale –Do not talk to management or retailers. Just observe –Be polite and unobtrusive –Have a good time while you work (this is recreation). Can observe with classmates but must submit an individual paper. –Read the course outline for style considerations

Develop a list of recreational opportunities in Yorkdale and place them in categories linked to their purpose. Justify your categories and answer the following questions –Are they linked to the general mall design or to private sites –Are they ‘permanent’ fixtures or temporary offerings.

–Comment on the balance of permanent to temporary and shopping to entertainment –Are recreational opportunities clustered or scattered (is there a pattern)? –Are there influences on their location? Explain your answer

Sample Introduction Categories Classification and types facilities –Table Observations – public or private links Observations – permanent or temporary Balance – use simple statistics Observations on patterns

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