White Woods Mall

White Woods Mall (formerly Fort Malden Mall) was an enclosed shopping centre in Amherstburg, Ontario. It currently operates as a strip mall with Walmart Supercentre as an anchor. Its former anchors were The Met, A&P, and the Fort Malden Cinemas.
== History ==
The Fort Malden Mall was built in 1976 as the only mall in the Amherstburg area. Its original anchors were The Met and A&P. The mall opened with a mix of national and local tenants, such as Bargain Harolds and Reitmans.
In 1981, the malls second phase was opened. This expansion included a new wing of the mall with a two-screen Garrison Cinemas which opened on March 27th, 1981.https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/57569
On March 31st, 1984, after only 3 years of operation, the theatre closed. A year or so later, the Bijou Cinemas opened in the space, which later rebranded to Fort Malden Cinemas. After a few years of declining popularity, the cinemas permanently closed. A bingo hall later opened in the space. 
In 1991, Bargain Harolds permanently closed. A BiWay later moved into the space. BiWay closed by the end of the decade and was converted to A Buck or Two.
In 1997, The Met permanently closed after the chain went bankrupt. SAAN moved into a part of the space. The rest of the space was turned into a new mall entrance. Around this time, Fort Malden Mall was renamed to the White Woods Mall. 
By the turn of the century, the mall began to decline, many national tenants were closed by this point, and the malls rebranding didn't really help the mall at all. 
In 2004, A&P permanently closed their White Woods Mall location. This was the last straw for the owners of the mall, and plans were made to demolish the mall to build a Walmart Supercentre and a strip mall. In 2006, the mall permanently closed and the demolition started by September, 2006. 
Construction of the new plaza and Walmart started at the end of 2006 and went throughout 2007. Walmart had its grand opening on January 23rd, 2008.
== See also ==
* /Stores
* /Gallery
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Category:Malls in Ontario
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