Who Opened Stretford Arndale?
Over the Year's the Story That Mohammad Ali Opened the Centre Has Been Ingrained into the Fabric of the Community, Even the Centre Themselves Thought That He...
Over the years the story that Mohammad Ali opened the centre has been ingrained into the fabric of the community, even the centre themselves thought that he had visited three months after the opening to cut the ribbon on the American-owned Safeway store, and there's very little information freely available to suggest ...
Did Muhammad Ali open Stretford Arndale?
BOXING legend Muhammad Ali came to Stretford Mall 45 years ago. Ali visited the shopping centre - then known as the Arndale Centre - in 1971. The shopping centre had opened in 1969. 'The Greatest' visited a supermarket on October 12, 1971 as part of a promotional tour with Ovaltine.
When did Stretford Mall open?
It was opened in 1969 and changed its name in 2003. Stretford Mall was built on the site of the original shopping centre in the former King Street. The Trafford Centre, a large shopping and leisure complex opened in September 1998, lies to the northwest of Stretford about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) away.