The demolition of Eau Claire Market will begin Wednesday, months after Calgarians said goodbye to the beloved mall.
The property was handed over to the city last May, after a big farewell party that included music, cultural performances, and interactive art projects.
Eau Claire Market first opened in 1993 and over the years, housed an arcade, a farmer’s style open market, street performers, magicians, and an IMAX theatre.
But, as the years wore on, it became more and more vacant.
Eventually, the land was designated as future Green Line LRT space, but when exactly that could come to fruition is in flux.
Last week, council voted to accept the province’s proposed alignment for the Green Line, which doesn’t currently have a station at Eau Claire.
Those recommendations to the multi-billion dollar transit project include starting construction on a line that extends from 160 Avenue in southeast Calgary north to the new Calgary event centre — with future plans to extend the line through downtown along 10 Avenue and 2 Street SW.
Meanwhile, the city says the area will be flattened, filled in, and repurposed.