is Atria PJ shopping center closing down ?

YUP

yes. to be demolished n a new mall + apartments to be built there.

Atria used to be "the" mall in PJ during the 90s

They are demolishing to build more condos.

When is the official date of closing date. Poor tenants need pindah all

Atria tak boleh jalan cos new shopping mall open around there.
CITTA shopping mall, near subang airport highway.

Ah used to go Atria alot when other big shopping malls we have currently is yet to be constructed.

hahaha shoping centre hidup segan mati takmau

Does anyone know where will the cobbler and the indian book vendor opposite kfc operating near the carpark in atria will move to?

Hmnnn The news about Atria redevelopment already out since 2009..Now only wanna demolish?

http://www.shoppingnsales.com/blog/2009/08...-redevelopment/

This post has been edited by stimix: Jul 25 2011, 09:55 AM

I remembered during my heydays where i serenade many ladies @ Piccadilly, sadly now a distance memory

shopping mall hidup segan mati tak mau

was it metrojaya or parkson got open there for quite some time, but now closed already; replaced by the big book store. cant remember.

formely printemps & kimisawa

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file...613&sec=central

THE clock is ticking for Atria Shopping Centre which has been the preferred choice for shoppers mainly in Damansara Jaya.

The reason: To make way for the centre’s redevelopment project next month.

A few tenants are still operating in this once bustling complex, but they will have to bring the shutters down soon.

StarMetro revisits the history of this beloved neighbourhood mall, originally known as Gardenia Town Centre that was built in 1980s.
Once bustling: Kimisawa departmental store was one of the main tenants before being replaced by Parkson Grand.

Departmental stores Printemps and Kimisawa were the main tenants then, However, when the Lion Group took over the building, Kimisawa was converted to Parkson Grand while Printemps became Atria Shopping Centre.

As the years rolled by, Lien Hoe Corporation took over Atria in the early 2000s, and Parkson Grand supermarket was taken over by Tops and later by Giant in 2005. Then in 2007, Lien Hoe sold Atria to OSK Property Holdings.

Ask the old-timers and they would regale you with tales of Piccadilly discotheque — a popular hang-out for teenagers and college students then. The disco was famed for its afternoon tea dances and frequent police raids.

With the emergence of new and bigger shopping centres in the nearby areas and keys tenants moving out of Atria, the place began to lose its shine and charm.

Among them was Popular Bookstore which decided to relocate elsewhere. It was replaced by Big Bookshop, which operated a book warehouse concept in the same space. Parkson Grand which attracted a lot of people, also “departed”.

Frequent and long-time visitor to the centre Goh Chee Khian said Atria had a wide selection of shops.

“I remember this place from the days of Printemps, Kimisawa and Parkson. When there was a big sale, we had to queue up to get on the escalators.

“The place was a craze for shoppers and always packed with people,” said Goh.

He said besides attending underground gigs at Piccadilly in the early 1990s, Atria was one of the best places to shop for cool things.
Empty: Most of its tenants have moved out save for several outlets selling food, clothes and providing a handful of services.

“There were niche shops selling model kits to comics. And being a music fan, I could get things at the rock T-shirt kiosk just outside the mall (in the mid 90’s) and from CD Rama, a music store upstairs, which is sizeable and well stocked.

“I also remember the Pay Less Books outlet which was one of the first places to get affordable and cool books in Petaling Jaya.

“Later on, there was the comic bookstore Earth638, a little small shop with a great selection of vintage comics,” reminisced Goh, adding that other notable tenants were Esquire Kitchen and Nyonya House.

Another long-time visitor Goh Ee Koon said she has been frequenting Atria for about 21 years, when it was still known as the Chujitsuya/Kimisawa Japanese supermarkets.

“It was the typical hangout area for many of my schoolmates and I because of its close proxmity to our school.

“Prior to the opening of 1Utama, there were not many nearby shopping malls around so all and sundry tend to do a lot of shopping there.

“Besides eating places like Esquire Kitchen and KFC, other places of interest were the games stores that the guys liked and Pay Less Books where book lovers could walk out with an armful of cheap books,” said Ee Koon.

She is a little sad that there would be no more Atria.

“It was a neighbourhood landmark for so many people for many years, but everything seems to be giving away in the name of development and profit-making.

“Atria was not the greatest mall with the coolest new clothes or the shiniest gadgets, but it was a place with familiar shops and everything seemed a little less impersonal compared to the mega-sized malls these days,” she added.

For those who had loved Atria, it is farewell for good.


TIme to say bye bye

That place very jam la. Ask Atria go to Cyberjaya la. Cyberjaya got so much land.

who is the developer ? ... the residence . is condo or service apartment ?

yes close down period 3 years from now

CITTA is form where huhh....

I read from news that they plan to build shopping mall and 2 office blocks. Not residential but commercial building. So which one is true?

Today 3rd day of closing (last day was last Friday to access car park), the mall was closed about a week earlier. Today first day of official no entry to car park on week day...the area jam like mad, cars everywhere (because can't park inside anymore). MBPJ only need to come here to issue saman...sure can fill quota everyday.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Aug 1 2011, 03:39 PM

went to Citta mall last week

only a few shops are open
plus that place is not fully constructed (upstairs area)

Yup went there last week and nothing to see at all......luckily free parking

i used study in smk damansara jaya, lepak at Atria n kimisawa back in '84... tat time is happening place..

yeah, Cyberjaya land is also freaking expensive gila without good reason

and yeah, went with a friend to take pics of the closing down Atria, had many memories there growing up too...

ah damn, where toyz bar moved to now?

used to go there to play tamiya and buy jack sparrow games.

Used to have an arcade at the top floor as well.