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New Bus Terminal - Part III

March 14, 2007
A panoramic shot of the new Bus Terminal. They sure have come a long way over the last 5 months. Click here for my visit in October. Click here for my visit in December. The bus bays behind the new terminal. The new main terminal. Some real dumb Urban planning took place here. With the vacant lands to the west slated for the “proposed” Urban Village, and a parking garage to the…
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Needs More Parking...

March 13, 2007
I noticed in the Council Agenda for the meeting upcoming on the 19th, that the “Proposed Acquisition” of 1024 Elsmere and 1030 Elsmere is planned to make way for another Erie Street parking lot. 1024 Elsmere 1030 Elsmere The worse thing I can see about the…
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Then and Now - Howard Avenue House

March 12, 2007
So, how do you take a run down Edwardian house and make it uglier? Order a truck full of vinyl siding, have your contactor remove any 100 year old bargeboard, oh and box in the fan on the gable end peak too (you can’t see it in the “before” shot, but trust…
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Capitol Theatre Rally

March 9, 2007
Yesterday evening, I slipped over to the Capitol Theatre to check out the “Save the Capitol” rally. What a great job by the local arts community to rally the troops and mobilize within 24 hours to stage a rally to show support for the Capitol Theatre which is on the brink of bankruptcy. City council refused to grant them a $60,000 loan to keep them afloat. No money for the arts, but…
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Capitol Rally Update:

March 8, 2007
From a friend of mine at the Walkerville Times: The rally is going ahead tomorrow- great interest by the media on this- radio interview at 7:20 am on CBC- TV coverage is in the bag on the news tomorrow night… However I wouldn’t be surprised if Eddie makes an…
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Typical...

March 7, 2007
So I was looking forward to tomorrow’s presentation at the Capitol. Guess what? I got this e-mail about an hour ago: Looking Forward Seminar Postponed Due to uncertainties surrounding the operation of the Capitol Theatre, ticket sales have been affected. Looking…
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Boose's Cottage Tourist Camp

March 7, 2007
The other day’s post talked about the 1930’s phenomenon of Tourist Camps. Below are a few post cards I have collected along with some other information on Boose’s Camp. Anyone know anything about it? This advertisement is from the 1937-38 Tourist Guidebook…