1960-1981
The shopping mall boom in Québec City
Following the rapid development of American-style suburbs and the spread of the automobile, a number of shopping centres sprang up in the Québec City area in the late 1950s. Place Sainte-Foy was the first in 1957, followed by Galeries de la Canardière in 1958, Place Laurier in 1961 (then the largest shopping centre in Canada), Place Fleur-de-Lys in 1963 and Galeries de la Capitale in 1981. They symbolized Québec City’s entry into the world of North American mass consumption. Do you have memories of these shopping centres?
