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Top Ryde City is a shopping centre in Ryde, New South Wales. The centre occupies a 3.5 hectare block bounded by Blaxland Road, Devlin Street, Pope Street and Tucker Street. The centre has retail space of 78,125 square metres〔http://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/toprydecity/revitalisation〕 across 6 floors of commercial space. ==Pre-2007 History== The original Top Ryde Shopping Centre opened, on the current site, 14 November 1957.〔http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/23893740?selectedversion=NBD13415559〕 It followed Brisbane's Chermside Drive-In Shopping Centre as the second open-air mall-type complex in Australia. The original structure was anchored by Sydney-based A.J. Benjamin (the store being rebranded by Sydney's Grace Brothers in 1964). The centre underwent refurbishment and redevelopment in 1986 and changed its name to Top Ryde Shopping Square. A new multi-storey carpark was constructed, along with new entrances, roofing of the mall area and a general upgrade. Venture then moved into the space vacated by Grace Brothers. Towards the end of the centre's life it was almost a dead mall featuring Woolworths, Franklins, a bowling alley and around 90 stores which were predominantly banks and service stores. The centre was situated over 2 floors. The lower level had direct access to the bottom carpark level and featured Woolworths and a small food court. It was connected to the upper level via a travelator. The upper level contained Franklins and access to Blaxland Road and Devlin Street, as well as access to bus services. A smaller, third level which could be accessed via a staircase from the upper level and the rooftop carpark (originally the upper level of Grace Bros. and connected by elevators) featured the bowling alley. In July 2007, the centre was demolished, and shortly thereafter, construction began on redeveloping the site. 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「Top Ryde City」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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