# Algo Centre Mall

Elliot Lake, Canada · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-30ca557018` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/elliot-lake-algo-centre-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-30ca557018.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-30ca557018.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-30ca557018

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail, civic | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The city of Elliot Lake purchased the vacant former Algo Centre Mall site in 2019, as the first stage in redeveloping the land for new residential and commercial uses. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1980 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2019 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Algocen Realty Holdings Ltd. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | City of Elliot Lake | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The city plans residential and commercial redevelopment of the site. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “In its first year, 1980, the mall featured Woolco, Dominion, and Shoppers Drug Mart, and a total of 35 units.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algo_Centre_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Algocen Realty Holdings Ltd., the real estate branch on the Algoma Central Railway, commissioned the Algo Centre Mall project.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algo_Centre_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The city of Elliot Lake purchased the vacant former Algo Centre Mall site in 2019, as the first stage in redeveloping the land for new residential and commercial uses.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algo_Centre_Mall
- **status**: “the mall has been demolished.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algo_Centre_Mall
- **strategy**: “The city of Elliot Lake purchased the vacant former Algo Centre Mall site in 2019, as the first stage in redeveloping the land for new residential and commercial uses.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algo_Centre_Mall

## Timeline

- 1978: Ontario Municipal Board approval
- 1979: Construction began
- 1980: Mall opened
- 1990: Algoma Central Company write‑off
- 2005: Eastwood Incorporated acquisition
- 2010: Offered for sale
- 2012: Roof collapse
- 2019: City purchases vacant site

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Algo Centre Mall was a mall and hotel located near Highway 108 in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. It was the largest commercial complex in the area. When the community was hit by uranium mine closures in the 1990s, the complex gradually refocused, hosting multiple services, such as a library, constituency offices, and public health offices. In the years leading up to 2012, many businesses located in the mall either closed or moved to outside locations. Still, the mall was a community hub, with most of the area's clothing stores and its largest grocery store, employing upwards of 250 local residents. It accounted for 10% of the community's retail space and 6% of the total wages.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algo_Centre_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algo_Centre_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Algo Centre Mall, Elliot Lake, Canada." Record m-30ca557018, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/elliot-lake-algo-centre-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_elliotlakealgocentremall,
  title = {Algo Centre Mall, Elliot Lake, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/elliot-lake-algo-centre-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-30ca557018, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.