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Parade Street - Ayre's Supermarket

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtSt. John's, Canada

Former Ayre's Supermarket (1992 closed) redeveloped to civic use; now St. John's Central Fire Station on site near Avalon Mall. · summary, model-written

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Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: The St. John's Central Fire Station now stands on the site. record · all sites with this
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Civic and governmentThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia no source
New usescivicWikipedia no source
What is there nowThe St. John's Central Fire Station now stands on the site.newtypes-extraction reported

History and original facts

Closed1992newtypes-extraction reported
AnchorsAyre's Supermarket, Dominion store
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The site of the former Ayre's Supermarket on Parade Street, destroyed by fire in 1992, is now occupied by the St. John's Central Fire Station.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Summerville (mini-mall) (0.0 km); Ayre's Department Store (Avalon Mall) (0.0 km)computed

Summary, model-written

Closed 1992 (destroyed by fire), redeveloped to civic use. Now occupied by St. John's Central Fire Station.

Why. Original use was Ayre's Supermarket (big-box). Redevelopment strategy applied. Site now serves civic function.

Where it stands. Adjacent to Avalon Mall (built, 0 km), near demolished Summerville mini-mall (0 km).

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  • Exact civic use (e.g., library, community center) unknown

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  • No planning documents or deal details in record
  • No current market context (e.g., surrounding land values) provided

What we do not know yet

  • No information on redevelopment timeline or costs
  • No details on why 'civic' was chosen over other uses

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Background

Ayre & Sons, Ltd. was a department store chain in Newfoundland, Canada. The chain was formed in 1859 in St. John's, Newfoundland by Charles R. Ayre. Ayre opened his flagship store on Water Street in St. John's in 1859. After Newfoundland joined the Canadian confederation in 1949, Ayre's opened some more stores across the province in the 1960s, with locations in Mount Pearl, Carbonear, Corner Brook, and Wabush. A location in the Avalon Mall in St. John's also opened when the mall opened in 1967.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1992 Destroyed by fire
  2. 1992 Closed

Sources

  • Ayre and Sons · CC BY-SA 4.0
    2 quoted sentences
    Parade Street - Ayre's Supermarket
    destroyed by a major fire, which also claimed several other buildings and businesses.

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