From that grand plan, we did get 2/3 of it built, sadly the garage was pulled down some time ago, and only the apartment building survives to this day.
An ad for the garage from 1937.
The apartment building however, is one of the architecturally pleasing buildings in the city.
I’m happy at least this part survived.
Have a good weekend everyone, see you back on here on Monday.
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If I'm not mistaken, I think this was among the last buildings to have the old-fashioned manually closed elevator doors. Can anyone confirm?
Great building, too bad the neighborhood has gone downhill.
Steve (or anyone else), doesn't that apartment on Ouellette (near Hanna, I think?) have doors like that? I haven't been there in a while.
I know Met Hospital has that type of elevator in the back of the building.
As of 5 years ago, Casa Del Mara on Ouellette (1338) still had the elevator in question.
Andrew is correct that this building is one of the most architecturally pleasing one's in the city. But as stated above, too bad teh neighbourhood is in the toilet. I wonder when the city is going to move on their "invest in neighbourhoods" strategy?
... “invest in neighbourhoods”?... all will change downtown when the canal is built.
it's one place i've always thought of living but looked like a fire trap to me. i wish i took more photos downtown when i was younger too. i remember there the parking garage is at park and pelissier, used to be just an empty parking lot when something else was torn down but i forget. i just remember parking there with my parents when it was an open lot used for parking.
JBM, yes and the tooth fairy, easter bunny and santa claus are real. I hope you were being facetious.
Hello, everyone
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about a certain house that my family used to live in. The address is 1409 Granville Crescent. It was built in 1915 by a Mr Granville and for a long while was the only house around that area. My grandfather bought it from New Beginnings back in the 60s, and was told that an alderman used to live there by the name of Patterson, who also owned a drug store that became a Big V?
If anyone can shed some light on this place, or give me any followup info that would be appreciated more than you could ever know.
thank you so much,
Brendan
ME, yes the canal thing is a bad idea but I think for some reason it is still being studied.