As someone mentioned recently in the comments, here’s another recent demolition. 3857 Riverside Dr E, between Strabane and George. It was most recently “The Windsor inn on the river” a B&B. It has had a standing demolition permit for the last several years. The owner took out a permit, it would expire, he would reapply, it would expire, etc.. Only this time it was actually demolished. There was a condition on the demolition that the fence be saved, and turned over to the city. The fence along Riverside Dr. originally surrounded the old post office that stood at Ouellette and Chatham and dates to the 1880’s. That Post office was demolished and was replaced by the Paul Martin Sr. Federal Building.
Have a great long weekend everyone! Due to the holiday there will be no post Monday. See you back here Wednesday next week. 🙂
I wonder why they can build high rises in this area, but they can’t build a high rise on one of the empty riverfront parcels in downtown? The Pinacle is not that far from downtown the other way and I thought the development fees were a lot less in downtown. In Chatham, Boardwalk is building a 12 storey luxury highrise (starting in the $300Ks) in the heart of their downtown and that two storey mall next to it is half empty with the Sears turned into a Sears Discount Warehouse. I don’t understand downtown’s lack of vision with developers. When is the last time a high rise was built in downtown, aside from a government funded hotel (Caesar’s)? Over 3 decades ago? Maybe it’s the downtown parking meters. I don’t get it.