Pembroke Mall (Canada)

Pembroke Mall (not to be confused with the mall of the same name in Virginia Beach, Virginia), commonly referred to as the East End Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. It is the first and largest indoor shopping center in the Ottawa Valley, opening in 1973 and anchored by Staples, Food Basics, Rexall, Mark's, Dollarama, and Rossy.
==History==
On October 16, 1973, the mall opened as the first fully-enclosed shopping center between Ottawa and North Bay.
In 1988, the food court and four-theater Algonquin Cinemas opened.
In 2002, Staples opened in the former SAAN/Metropolitan.
In 2004, Canadian Tire relocated to a newly-built store just east of the mall. Its original location in the mall was split between Sport Chek and two offices. A&P was also converted to Food Basics.
In 2012, construction began on a new LCBO liquor store just outside the mall, and it opened on April 17th, 2013. LCBO was formerly located downtown at 156 John Street. Its old location is currently an Ontario Addiction Treatment Center.
In May 2013, it was announced that over 10,000 square feet of vacant retail space (including the former location of the mall management office, a former CD Plus, and a former Nutrition House) were to be created for a new Designer Depot outlet, which eventually opened in November of that year, as well as International Clothiers in the space formerly occupied by Athlete's World.
In 2014, Sport Chek was relocated to the newly built Laurentian Square strip mall, just a kilometer east of the mall.
In 2015, Mark's Work Wearhouse relocated to the former Sport Chek.
In 2016, Designer Depot closed and remained vacant aside from briefly being used for a car showroom the same year until 2018 when it was converted to Planet Fitness.
In 2022, Ricki's/Bootlegger relocated across from their original location to vacant units formerly occupied by Cleo (previously Alia) and Dizzy Lizzy's (previously Hallmark) in order to make way for a new Rossy that was also acquiring spaces formerly being used for Pennington's and Payless Shoe Source. Rossy opened on March 31st, 2022.
In November 2023, the Algonquin Cinemas closed for good after 35 years of business, and remains vacant.
In 2024, two units (including a former Smart Set) underwent conversion to a Lifemark Physiotherapy clinic. The clinic opened on October 7th, 2024.
The mall continues to operate to this day.
==Gallery==
===Photos===
File:Pembroke Mall Sign.jpeg|The mall’s sign
File:PembrokeMallBirdseyeview.png|An aerial view of the mall
File:1975PembrokeMallEastCorridor.jpg|The east corridor in 1975.
File:East Court.jpg|The east court in 2015 - in the background is the vacant Sport Chek store (relocated to Laurentian Square in 2014) which would later be Mark's.
File:Mark'sWorkWearhousePembrokeMall.jpg|Mark’s in its original location, now MPAC and Stacked Pancake House
File:MarksPembroke.PNG|Mark’s in its current mall location, formerly Sport Chek
File:StaplesBusinessDepot.PNG|Staples Business Depot, former SAAN
File:Staples Today.jpg|Staples mall entrance as it looks today.
File:PharmaPlus.jpg|Pharma Plus, now known as Rexall.
File:PembrokeMallA&P.jpg|A&P, now Food Basics
File:FoodBasicsPembroke.PNG|Food Basics
File:FamilyFairPembroke.jpg|Family Fair, later BiWay (now Dollarama)
File:DollaramaPembrokeMall.PNG|Dollarama - PearleVision in background later Action T's, now vacant
File:Algonquin Cinemas.PNG|Algonquin Cinemas (Closed 2023)
File:DesignerDepotPembroke.jpg|Designer Depot exterior entrance - now Planet Fitness
File:Designer-depot-2.jpg|Designer Depot mall entrance (former CD Plus, currently Planet Fitness)
File:Designerdepot3.jpg|Designer Depot secondary mall entrance (now Planet Fitness)
File:Peoples Jewllers.PNG|Peoples Jewelers (later moved to former Mappins in 2017, currently part of Planet Fitness; in the background is Lindor, now Maurices, as well as Enviro Trends)
File:MauricesPembroke.PNG|Maurices. Former location of Ardene and also Nutrition House
File:Enviro Trends.PNG|Enviro Trends (now closed)
File:ArdenePembrokeMall.PNG|Ardene
File:TelusPembrokeMallKiosk.PNG|Telus kiosk, with Pick-It-Fence and Gravite in the background (all three now closed)
File:PaylessShoesourcePembrokeMall.jpeg|Payless ShoeSource (closed 2019, now part of Rossy). In the background is BiBa (closed, now part of Ardene)
File:BootleggerPembrokeMall.PNG|Bootlegger in its original location. Relocated along with Ricki's in 2022 and currently part of Rossy.
File:RickisPembrokeMall.PNG|Ricki's in its former location. Relocated in 2022 and now part of Rossy.
File:PenningtonsPembroke.PNG|Pennington's. (Now closed and part of Rossy)
File:ALIApembroke.PNG|Alia in its former location across from Ricki's/Bootlegger. Relocated in 2017 to former Smart Set. Currently part of new Ricki's/Bootlegger.
File:Cleo.PNG|Cleo - Former Alia, closed by 2021, currently part of Ricki's/Bootlegger
File:WirelessWavePembroke.PNG|WirelessWave - In the background are Staples, Designer Depot (now Planet Fitness), Peoples Jewelers (now part of Planet Fitness), Gravite (currently vacant), Alia (now part of Ricki's/Bootlegger), Hallmark (Now Ricki's/Bootlegger), and Claire's (currently the mall management office)
File:LifemarkPembroke.jpeg|Lifemark Health Centre (inaccessible from inside the mall)
File:TheSourcePembrokeMall.PNG|The Source (former Radio Shack, closed 2022, currently vacant)
File:NorthernReflectionsPembrokeMall.PNG|Northern Reflections (pre-remodel)
File:A&WPembrokeMallCanada.PNG|A&W (pre-remodel, closed 2024)
File:M&R's Southern Cooking & Noodle Bar.jpg|M&R's Southern Cooking & Noodle Bar (formerly New York Fries, currently Mr. Fry Guy)
File:Mr. Fry Guy (Old).jpg|Mr. Fry Guy after M&R's closed
File:Mr. Fry Guy.PNG|Mr. Fry Guy as it looks today
File:ImperialTailoring.PNG|Imperial Tailoring - Moved out of mall in 2022, now Eagle Tax Service
File:Dino's Pizza.PNG|Dino's Pizza (pre-remodel)
File:Asian Wok.PNG|Asian Wok (pre-remodel)
File:SubwayPembrokeMallOntarioCanada.PNG|Subway
File:MAPPINSpembrokemall.jpg|Mappins - Later Peoples Jewelers and currently Omni Jewelcrafters
File:Omni Jewelcrafters.webp|Omni Jewelcrafters
File:Things Engraved.PNG|Things Engraved (Now closed)
File:E-steam.jpg|e-Steam - Currently closed, seen in background are Rexall and International Clothiers (currently vacant)
File:BentleyPembrokeMall.PNG|Bentley - Currently Simply Time by Omni Jewelcrafters
File:PetValuPembrokeOntario.PNG|Pet Valu
File:RogersPembroke.PNG|Rogers
File:Coles Pembroke.PNG|Coles
File:Pembroke Nails.PNG|Pembroke Nails - Now Polished by Pembroke Nails
File:Action T's.PNG|Action T's - Previously PearleVision, currently vacant, used for Calendar Club and Hickory Farms around holidays
File:TimHortonsPembrokeMall.jpeg|Tim Hortons - Later Fresh Healthy Cafe, now TM’s Smoothie Bar
File:Fresh Cafe.PNG|Fresh Healthy Café - Formerly Tim Hortons, currently TM's Smoothie Bar
File:CCAC.PNG|Champlain CCAC - Formerly part of Canadian Tire, now Champlain LHIN
File:Veterans Affairs.PNG|Veterans Affairs - Former Future Shop
File:IMG 4279.jpeg|Sport Chek - Formerly Canadian Tire, relocated to Laurentian Plaza in 2014, now Mark’s
===Videos===
File:Pembroke Mall Commercial -1992-|A 1992 commercial for the mall.
File:Pembroke Mall Commercial 2003-2|A 2003 commercial for the mall
File:Les moutons - Pembroke Mall - PART 1|A live performance of Les moutons at the Pembroke Mall in 2009.
File:Les moutons - Pembroke Mall - PART 2|Another video of the same aforementioned performance at the mall
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