History
- On August 11th, 1960 Wellington Square officially opened as the first downtown climate controlled, enclosed shopping centre in North America. The 400,000 sq.ft. centre was a “shopping showpiece” anchored by a five storey Eatons, a Woolworths and rooftop parking.
- The centre was known as Wellington Square until 1980 when the property was re-named London Eaton Square.
- In 1987, Canadian mall giant Campeau Corporation launched the redevelopment of London Eaton Square and expanded it from 70 stores to 175. An additional 500,000 square feet were added with a racetrack design on the upper level, two pedestrian bridges and a 1,500-space underground parking garage. On August 16th, 1989 Galleria London officially opened as one of the largest downtown shopping centre in Southwestern Ontario anchored by Eaton’s and The Bay. Eaton's filed for bankruptcy and closed its 100,000 square foot store in 1996.
- The Bay remained as the sole anchor in the Galleria London until March of 2001. The space was then sold to the London Public Library.
- On May 7th, 2009, Galleria London was officially re-named Citi Plaza following an extensive redevelopment project that has transformed the property into a mixed-use complex featuring retail, business and consumer services, education providers and offices.
