Mr Point........would you be kind enough to repost your interior pictures of the Starland or point me to the thread that had the pics in it? Alot of the newbies here might not have seen them. Thanks so much!
<blockquote><cite>Posted By: EastSider</cite><blockquote><cite>Posted By: Jimmytufish</cite>Not many places can say "since 1886".</blockquote> The Kelly House on Adelaide can:-)</blockquote>
The Portage Avenue entrance to the Capitol was (I am told) extremely ornate and gave patrons who were standing in line the advantage of being able to do so inside.
That makes sense. There would not have been much of a "lobby" on the side street. The renovations to add the retial and lobby to the side were not done until after they sold their Portage Avenue frontage so it was probably more of a "stage door". <br> <p><img src= http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/2213382282_b3480ef748.jpg ><br> <I>Image: Western Canada Pictorial Index Photo taken from the City of Winnipeg Historical Building Committee's “1991 The Year Past”</I><br> <p><img src= http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/tribune/photos/FamousPlayersCanadian1.jpg><br> <I>Image: U of M Winnipeg Tribune Archives PC 18/2946/18-2246-001</I>
Hahaha yup!! Actually I posted in between your two Capitol pics, I was inquiring if that overhang reached all across the sidewalk, I posted, saw your second pic that showed it better so I quickly backtracked;)
<blockquote>I hope tehy try to remove the false wall first from the Rex to wee what, if anything, is there</blockquote> I talked to the PM from Stantec ... yes, they are going to peel the false front off and take photos of whatever is behind for posterity.
For such a feat of perfidy and hypocrisy, the heritage buildings committee should congratulate themselves: Three historical buildings being approved for demolition in a single day probably hasn't happened since the 1970s.
It doesn't have much, but North Main does have historic vestiges of a distinctive streetscape of modest, narrow buildings. Only one block south, between Logan and Alexander Avenue, small-scale, private-led redevelopments are occurring in several of these buildings. At the Occidental Hotel, for example, the beer vendor and VLTs are out, and a multi-use venue and a newly opened restaurant is in.
The two theatres are indeed in a state of great disrepair, but the old Jack's Place and Weir buildings appear to be in good shape, and could be home to the next art gallery, cafe or design firm to move to the strip. Offices or apartments could go upstairs. Instead, it looks like a giant parkade will replace Jack's, and a surface parking lot will replace the Weir building.
If a surface parking lot is allowed to go forward, my building will be significantly cut off from the urban fabric of the city we are working in earnest to restore. CentreVenture has a responsibility to all citizens of Winnipeg to open this matter up to pubic consultation.
<blockquote><cite>Posted By: MR_Point</cite><blockquote><cite>Posted By: smjpilot</cite>What is the significance of the green line in the 8th photo, Mr Point?</blockquote>
o thats the way the dude in the photos got in hes quite the ledgond in the urbex comunity</blockquote> <p> Shouldn't, then, the photos be credited to a one "Curious George" at <a href=http://winnipeg.urbex.ca/>New Bedlam Mental Hospital/Winnipeg Urban Exploration</a>? I, personally, wouldn't like my photos to be shown all about like this without recognition.