3/23/2010

Everyone says this mall is ghetto. It isn't.

It's a small centrally located mall that has all the amenities you'd expect from a mall: shopper's drug mart; electronics shop (the source); liquor store (one of the busiest in the city); a flower shop, a dollar store, shoe stores, lottery kiosk and a variety of other shops.

For a small mall, this place is pretty great.

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12/10/2008

I have driven past Kingsgate Mall for Years and NEVER fathomed that someday I would be living across the street. It seemed like some ghetto mall that time forgot...to be honest it kind of scared me a little...with store like Payless and Marks Work Warehouse who wouldn't be scared??

So..much to my dismay..I finally had to venture over to my new neighborhood mall for a gander....and ...well...I lived! It was actually not too shabby..the mall has undergone some renos recently with the new development in the area and is a very cute suburbia like mall...The Shoppers is new and huge...the liquor store is a must stop shop..and the have the oddest independently owned stores you have to see to believe..it's an unusual mall for sure..but worth the experience...

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12/1/2008

There's nothing else in the city quite like Kingsgate mall. It's stood the test of time against the gentrification around it and still has some of the old east  van sleaze and decay amidst its handful of stores. That said, in a lot of ways the good outweighs the bad here and Kingsgate can't be disparaged against too much.

Overall Kingsgate is a collection of small mom n' pop stores that offer inexpensive goods. There are a few small clothing stores, bed and bath stores, a food stand and some thrift stores that are there consistently. The other places tend to have a bigger turnaround except for the big brands they have.

The two things that make Kingsgate really worthwhile though are the Buy-Low supermarket and the BC liquor Store. Buy-Low is a great local independent grocery store which offers really good prices and selection. The BC Liquor store isn't anything too unique but it exists in a neighborhood strangely devoid of liquor service and choices and is definitely the place to shop for quite a huge radius in East Van.

Kingsgate is a bit of an oddity but it's always amusing to shop there and you can definitely find deals if you're looking for the right stuff.

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9/19/2008

Kingsgate Mall is rather old and dilapidated, but it does have a few good things to offer. There's a Government liquor store in there and a nice coffee stand that sells Parallel 49 coffee. There are always lots of elderly folks hanging out and playing the lottery. If you were challenged to buy an entire outfit including shoes for $30 you could probably do it thanks to Payless Shoes, Reitman's, Mark's Work Warehouse, and Dollar Land. Lely's Books has a lot of educational books for kids, which is pretty cool. Unfortunately, the library just got smaller as it downsized into a tiny temporary home before ultimately moving to it's new permanent location at 1 Kingsway.

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