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| - I remember a time not so long ago where a much younger Kris U, had a few of his first jobs ever within the walls of this mall. Ahh yes, I recall it like it was yesterday, getting dropped off by mom and dad, working at Bootlegger (which has since been replaced by the Disney store) and then Aldo shoes (which as any guy who has worked shoes knows - is hell on earth) after awhile.
In the decade since my tenure at UCM (ha ha sounds like I was a University Professor), the mall has undergone an overhaul. The once sketchy food court was modernized and expanded, making for a brightly lit space with new stores and stalls. In addition to the renovations UCM has attracted bigger names then they used to... case and point any mall with a Bootlegger is probably low-fi. Most recently you can see White House, Black Market, Bose, Banana Republic, Jack'n Jones, a two story Sport Chek, Target, Hollister, Aritzia and countless others.
The reason for the 3 star, maybe it's how I view the mall knowing it's history but it's still A-OK. It meets the basic needs and shops and has a few good anchors that make it the best mall for people north of Newmarket to drive to and shop at. From my perspective, when you've got a clear 4-5 star mall like Yorkdale 20 additional minutes south it's hard to equate the two of these on a similar level.
All that said, it's a good mall. It has everything you'll need for your X-mas shopping needs with the only downside being the barrage of extremely annoying teenagers crowding, walking slow, making out and being loud... oh and smelling... up the halls and stores, but if you can get past that... you're gravy.
Tons of parking and the Go Bus station is across the street so getting here is never a problem!
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