The Montreal Star from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 98

1 'V a -'V 10A TEK MONTREAL RAR WEDNESnAT AUGUR 1 IM Attractive signs indicate entrance and exit la French Put on central roads By HAROLD POITRAS Leu Galeries Anjou Shopping Centre in nearby Vilie d'Anjou largest shopping centre in Quebec iH have ymple apace to accommodate the parking of 4500 cars Constructed in one of the four comers of the star-shaped Mon-tee St Leonard Interchange the new buying centre is next in si7 to the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto largest in Canada Expected attraction Because of its strategic location where four major crossroads meet Les Galeries is expected to be a main shopping attraction for consumers coming from four different directions Instead of having to grope through heavy city traffic to get to the centre shoppers will be able to drive there on fast-moving -expressways onto its parking area by means of connecting and safe-driving service roads Credit for the big commercial development which will employ upward to 5000 people goes to Villa d'Anjou authorities who have had completed a special thoroughfare Boulevard Les Galeries specially to assist driving facilities to the centre Parking facilities Larger by 30 pier cent than Its development the Fairview shopping centre in Points Claire the east-end centre will contain segments of most of large department stores including Dupuis Frires LtAe which is joining a shopping centre complex for the first time in its lengthy history a te at the southwest quadrant of the interchange between Months St Leonard and the Metropolitan boulevard die super shopping centre will provide parking facilities for 4500 cars aU around the complex of stores such is available at Fairview Stanley Watkins project manager reported that completion of the centre represents about 'eight years of careful study and research Special effort he said has been made by the owners to encourage and the French Canadian influence into the area in order to provide a special character to the centre and also to give greater service and facilities to shopping GREENSPOON FREEDLANDER PLACHTA KRYTON GALERIES D'ANJOU PROJECT ARCHITECTS Fran a eye view the complex shews the ample space provided for parking as well as Its position on a major Intersection 7435 CHESTER AVE MONTREAL 29 Architectural Metal Work by This map shows traffic and site directions and could be a handy guide for anyone not knowing exactly how to get to the newest complex In this province It also gives a good ideal of the centre's strategic position Because the bulk of the population on the Island of Montreal is located in north-east communities special emphasis has been given to make all highways and service roads easily accessible to the centre added Mr Watkins To avoid eonfnskm In order to avoid confusion for the motorists a program of clearly indicated traffic signs has been worked out by Vilie and the Quebec Department of Roads As a result all roads will be clearly Indicated so as to assist customers in finding their way to the centre with a minimum of difficulty Mr Watkins further reported that Les' Galeries d'Anjou will have the same shopping hours as Fairview hi Pointe Claire Including evening shopping on two nights each week in keeping with those hours permissible under the district by-laws governing store hours in the area Because of the multiple shopping and other facilities offered at the new centre such as its big store availability two supermarkets seven restaurants a 722-seat cinema theatre community hall and more than different stores parking is considered one of the essential Ingredients in making the centre a highly popular one Les Galeries d'Anjou is three miles east of Pie IX boulevard on the Metropolitan boulevard and only a half mile from Sherbrooke street in the east end of the city In addition it is only three miles' from the Louis Hip-polyte Lafontaine bridge-tunnel plus only a short distance from the City of Laval destined to become in the near future the second largest municipality in the province Stopping-off place Since there are a a-tively few large-scale attractions in the heavily industrial-bed eastern section of the Island developers of the shopping project feel that it will eventually become a main shopping stopping-off place for urban and rural customers NORTHROUNO: MONtEE ST-LtONARP EXIT WILFR PELLETIER SERVICE ROAD 'w SOUTH (RIVER) IKS YVES PREVOST 'coming from localities within a radius of 100 miles However it is expected that the majority of the shoppers will come from communities around Vilie including Montreal Travelling eastward on the Metropolitan boulevard motor ists may reach the centre by leaving the expressway at Lan-gelier boulevard and following the service road to the shopping area Those driving by car along Montde St Leonard exit at the Wilfrid Pelletier boulevard to nearby service road which A FAUSTIN CO LIMITED leads underneath St Leonard Interchange Others travelling in a westerly direction on the Metropolitan boulevard turn off at the Boulevard des Galeries d'Anjou then drive across a bridge over the expressway into the centre Those coming from the north also follow the same route 500 DAVIDSON ST MONTREAL PQ LEBER SON INC PAINTERS DECORATORS 6997 COTE DES NEIGES RD MONTREAL 26 PQ 739-4640 Electrical Installation of main electrical services plus many of the stores by STANDARD ELECTRIC COMPANY INC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS MONTREAL AND COAST-TO-COAST BOLTON ELLWOOD AIMERS ARCHITECTS 4101 SHERBROOKE STREET MONTRFAL 6 TEL 937-61 1 3 1 Facilities for employes te eat have been provided the department stores CONGRATULATIONS Les Galeries D'Anjou Ventilation Plumbing Heating Air Conditioning Installed by PUMPS DARLING BROTHERS LTD BOILERS TODD ROCK COMBUSTION LTD FANS-AIR HANDLING UNITS CANADIAN BLOWER FORGE CO LTD DRAINAGE CONTROL SYSTEMS WADE INTL LTD -A PLUMBING FIXTURES menvfwctured by Crsn Supplied by Craig Plumbing Heating Supplito Co Ltd JL p- a'.