# Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre

Ottawa, Canada · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-59fd2c8162` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/ottawa-lincoln-fields-shopping-centre/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-59fd2c8162.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-59fd2c8162.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-59fd2c8162

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | planned high-density residential towers | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1972 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | RioCan | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Long-term development plans by RioCan include high-density residential towers on the site. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “opened on May 24, 1972” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Fields_Shopping_Centre
- **year_closed**: “In October 2019, the mall was closed due to changing demographics in the area and departure of the Walmart store.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Fields_Shopping_Centre
- **after_notes**: “Long-term development plans by RioCan include high-density residential towers on the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Fields_Shopping_Centre
- **status**: “The mall's western half was demolished in 2021.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Fields_Shopping_Centre
- **strategy**: “Long-term development plans by RioCan include high-density residential towers on the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Fields_Shopping_Centre

## Anchors

Rexall, Walmart, Metro

## Timeline

- 1964: Cinema City project proposed
- 1971: Groundbreaking
- 1972: Opened
- 1985: Renovations and rebranding
- 2016: Walmart store closure
- 2018: Wendy's restaurant fire
- 2019: Lease termination announced
- 2019: Mall closed
- 2020: Eastern half demolished
- 2021: Western half demolished

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

Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre was a community mall located in the Lincoln Heights neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was located between Carling Avenue and Richmond Road just west of Lincoln Fields station. In October 2019, the mall was closed due to changing demographics in the area and departure of the Walmart store.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre, Ottawa, Canada." Record m-59fd2c8162, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/ottawa-lincoln-fields-shopping-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_ottawalincolnfieldsshoppingcentre,
  title = {Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre, Ottawa, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/ottawa-lincoln-fields-shopping-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-59fd2c8162, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.