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In Toronto it's both : L — By Beth Ann Krier LOS ANGELES TIMES Ontario — A MISSISSAUGA teddy bear doorman beckons you to Harrods of London as he guards the store's terra-cott- a exterior with its crisp moss-gree- n awnings Inside atop a $95000 carpet flown in from London you'll find "Masterpiece accouterments traditionally favored by persnickety Britons: Victorian jewelry lead soldiers antique golf clubs dainty biscuits classic haberdashery and croquet sets designed for use on the office carpet The doorman himself can be taken home for about $3300 A few steps away is Caviar House where you can pick up foie gras to go among more than 3000 exotic possibilities Smoked bison pastrami Strawberry honey And of course both Iranian and Russian caviar Next door is an outpost of the SoapBerry Shop chain providing a dizzying array of fragrant bath body and aromatherapy products mud to ranging from private-labe- l beeswax mascara said to be a must for those crippled by sensitive eyelashes As you stroll through the more than 80 upscale shops and restaurants here — some with suede wails or giant suspended from the ceiling — it might be any of a number of the world's monuments to high-enconsumption In fact you haven't touched down in a traditional mall or outdoor shopping plaza at all You've landed at an airport Pearson In2! ternational in Mississauga miles southwest of downtown Toronto To be more precise you're at Trillium Canada s first privately financed and operated international air terminal which opened in February to the delight of both locals and international visitors A massive complex Trillium's architectural highlight is its Grand Hall where pristine airline check- tea-tim- Sunday January 12 1992 e d in counters are bathed in natural light emanating from a huge skylight Most of the shops are around the corner before you get to the metal detectors winding along an aisle reminiscent of a generic walkway stands Along with 14 fast-foo- d such as A&W Manchu Wok and Cookies By George (the Mrs Fields of Canada) there are 14 cafes and bars in Trillium among them a trattoria an oyster bar and Uncle Sam's serving American sandwiches According to shopkeepers some of the Toronto area's most sophisticated residents were so intrigued with Trillium's stores and restaurants that they began visiting them even before the planes showed up Some Toronto residents such as Kelly Burnett a human resources consultant have shopped there repeatedly "It's great We've used it three times this year" she says "My daughter flew to Brazil and we shopped there when we took her to the airport And we also bought things when we flew to England and the Northern Territories It's a welcome change Instead of all the garbage — the touristy stuff — there are some really great things there I picked up two or three items of clothing and some jewelry I never expectwell-love- d buv" ed to A Mountie yd get 1 WE HA VE OPEN CLASSROOM MnAw Am 'r 'r ! other 1 iti" Moru-Frit - 1 f'cvc V&IniVfU V1"- 2 pm of Dresse Accessor Qmrminion l'n:zs Yoh k m- - Only I " 649 West 5300 South Call & ln inz Baskets 2Wo(Q 25o?F DOLL HAIR 2fcta Satin RiWww yw$l 00 CBthrai tar 4 yds $1 OO Flart mc 10 yd linen Lare collar at a dtwtmnt Craft mtppli Pantmftc Bndal Deportment 2 rn iOO OFF 0anit5 Mmitl tn Vrwlt T' r rtn Hand 264-043- 7 All d 'g 25 I I jjCO ARE THE SRfCTO Of I I SPECIALISTS!! ®PF j INFANT I ©OAUTY WEE MOOflJfffc'S SANDY O&ttm&m SIC j Sil STIM-MOfU- U °?S w 355-40- 0 TMf IACTAHOM STATION I J nais 25 OFF ywwt thru 1 $ IKE WfiV OF flWIEtlESS Ssf3 tccls fr ikS An&i gw — "1 389 JHi Wreaths Szzlzn SPECIAL WE fC9 BLGWOCT SALE MJk 2172? cA Cmftta Etc WM mCli TO BASICS SALE! 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l — 'imnw—r inr— ilMiiMMWJimTi Greg StanLa Angrfn Tinra wimwiw miiihiimim—im mwm those at Trillium could appear at Los Angeles International Airport in the next few years with or without privatization "Toronto has recognized that shops in an airport are a place for a lot of impulse buying" he observes noting that the Los Angeles City Council has indicated it wants the city to start profiting from the Los Angeles airport First reports on how much the city might stand to gain if it sold its their airport terminals "It's something that a lot of people are looking seriously at in this country About a cities in the United States — Los Angeles Philadelphia New York Baltimore Peoria and Indianapolis — are looking at selling their major airports" says Robert Poole president of the Santa Monica Calif based Reason Foundation a conservative think tank that has long promoted the idea of America The sizable profit potential from such a retail venture (and Close In ky irw — u miiiiii— "iimmtii— constable stands in the Grand Hall of Toronto's jet-sette- FREE yd Single Faced Satm Ribbon v WWl airline terminals (or perhaps Indeed Trillium's stores and eating esablishments were designed to woo captive from all over the world with both quality and diversity Experts on airports say the terminal provides the most extensive consumption opportunities of any in North Ribbon Spectacular 1 Mm TT 9 494-roo- Wj p innniMi P Own Iafp HOMFWAKPiO LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP limn The Caviar House at Toronto's international airport claims to b the world's largest importer of Iranian and Russian caviar N'FW HOI RS: Buy — mm-- rice-pap- 1379 E 7000 South i — fiiMiiiM shopping center Named for the official flower of the province of Ontario and also known as Terminal 3 Trillium houses a store where travelers can rent a cellular phone or a portable fax machine during their stays It has a crafts emporium doing brisk business in $600 lamps that resemble Royal Canadian Mounties riding zebras And the usual shops providing electronic gadgets books designer sunglasses silk neckties Disney toys and more A luxury Swisso tel opened in July and is attached to the Grand Hall by an enclosed tibbortniacereto - v IS 92 tlie stresses cf Its workshop with PhD author of Jon Kabat-Zin- n Full Catastrophe Living A terSail Bs Ca31 1332 24-2- 5 Palacz Center 321-393- $75 $55 2 SUM Presented by The Stress Reduction Clinic at LDS Hospital " lllHf" A semce ot'Intermnnnrain Health Care '"""TV' |
