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In 2016, I published an entry on the opening of Westfield Burwood in 1966. This year, the complex will turn 55. Below is a clipping from The Daily Telegraph in July 1964 relating to the announcement of plans by Westfield to construct the centre. One eventual tenant (Mark Foys) was reported to have announced that they would open a store in the new centre.
Source. Anon. 1964. "£2m. Plan for Burwood". The Daily Telegraph, July 1:9.
This was not the final scheme. In June 1965, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the planned shopping centre had enlarged to encompass more of the block, which would be the built design. Additional retail space was added along with an office block facing Burwood Road.
Source: Anon. 1965. "Myer's Gets Store Site Sought by Mark Foy's". The Sydney Morning Herald, June 17: 1.
Despite three years of negotiations, Mark Foys was unsuccessful to act as the anchor for the new centre. Farmers (owned by Myer) was successful in securing the lease for 100 000 square feet of space (up from 80 000 square feet in the previous scheme). Mark Foys had to settle for a smaller space within the centre.
Related:
MILESTONE: Westfield Burwood opens (1966)
Thanks for the posts about Burwood Westfield. It was and is still my local - the old Westfield brings back lots of memories and I still love the New Westfield Burwood.
ReplyDeleteThe Westfield that opened in 1966 was completely demolished and a new Westfield built. It is definitely not 55 years old.
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