History
Centro Arndale was first opened in 1963, it was built for the UK Development company Arndale Property Trust. It was the first of a chain of shopping centres by the Arndale group, the other being Marion Arndale. Unlike Marion Arndale (now known as Westfield Marion), Arndale never changed its name.
It was the first fully enclosed shopping centre in Australia to have airconditioning.
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