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Guildford Town Centre is a town centre of Surrey, British Columbia. It is a neighborhood of Surrey and is known for its retail corridors down 104 Avenue and 152 Street, at the intersection of which is found the 200-store Guildford Town Centre Mall (also known as the Guildford Shopping Centre). The community is named after Guildford in Surrey, England. Guildford occupies the north-eastern corner of the city of Surrey with its northern border the shores of the Fraser River, its western border extending to roughly 144th Street and the east adjoining the city of Langley at 196th Street. Its southern borders with the neighborhood of Fleetwood extends roughly to 96th Avenue while its southern border with the neighborhood of Cloverdale extends to roughly 84th and 80th Avenue. Although its land area is extensive, in local vernacular terms, the Guildford "area" centers roughly around the Guildford Town Centre Mall and its surrounding blocks. According to the 2001 census, the population of Guildford was 50,175. A notable landmark in Guildford is the 86 metre (280 ft) tall flagpole, which had been located at the Expo 86 fairgrounds, and was then the record holder for world's tallest flagpole.〔(The History of Metropolitan Vancouver - 1987 Chronology )〕 It is also home to the Guildford Recreation Centre which is owned and operated by the City of Surrey to serve the recreational needs of local residents. The head office of the Coast Capital Savings credit union is also located within Guildford. == Guildford Town Centre == Guildford Town Centre was built in 1966 and is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, a Quebec-based real estate company. The shopping centre has over 250 stores, services, and restaurants with a gross leasable area of 1,004,029 sq ft and its anchors include The Bay, Sears, Walmart, London Drugs, Old Navy, and Sport Chek. There is also a 12-screen movie theatre run by Landmark Cinemas. On June 27, 2013, Empire Theatres announced that this theatre will be bought by Landmark Cinemas along with 22 others in Western Canada and Ontario.〔(Landmark Cinemas Of Canada Announces Acquisition Of Twenty Empire Theatres )〕 On October 29, 2013, Empire Theatres closed and reopened on October 31, 2013 as Landmark Cinemas. It was run by Famous Players under the SilverCity brand from its opening in about 1998 until September 30, 2005 when Cineplex Entertainment was required to sell this theatre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guildford Town Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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