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[Mike K.]

Mayor Fortin, reacting to the idea of demolition:

"The city is interested in retaining the heritage characteristics of those buildings and we look for opportunities to work with the owners and potential buyers to find something suitable for those two sites," he said. "They clearly occupy a gateway to our downtown and that offers some fantastic opportunities to retain the character of Old Town."

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[pseudotsuga]

Heritage gateway to Old Town? He must be mistaken, I don't think the city values that sort of thing, especially if it needs work.

[Peter_S]

I heard the Northern Junk buildings are now sold.

[Bingo]

I heard the Northern Junk buildings are now sold.

Mayor Fortin, reacting to the idea of demolition:

"The city is interested in retaining the heritage characteristics of those buildings and we look for opportunities to work with the owners and potential buyers to find something suitable for those two sites," he said. "They clearly occupy a gateway to our downtown and that offers some fantastic opportunities to retain the character of Old Town."

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Now all we need to do is get the other gateway with heritage characteristics into the picture.

Retain the Johnson Street Bridge and you retain the character of Old Town.

[Nanaimoite]

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[VicHockeyFan]

^ that might be a bit too much of one article there.

UPDATED TC story: http://www.timescolo...8166/story.html

Here is your new owner: http://relianceprope...s.ca/about.html

[Mike K.]

Historic Northern Junk properties slated for restoration
By VibrantVictoria.ca
http://vibrantvictoria.ca/?p=1930

Vancouver-based Reliance Properties has announced plans to restore two historic downtown Victoria buildings.

The Northern Junk buildings, in the 1300-block of Wharf Street along the harbour and just a stones throw from the Johnson Street Bridge, have stood unoccupied for years as one developer after another attempted to secure the valuable real-estate.

“We anticipate a mixed-use residential and commercial project,” said Jon Stovell of Reliance Properties, a firm that has been involved with heritage restorations in Vancouver for many years. [...]

[Ms. B. Havin]

Mayor Fortin, reacting to the idea of demolition:

"The city is interested in retaining the heritage characteristics of those buildings and we look for opportunities to work with the owners and potential buyers to find something suitable for those two sites," he said. "They clearly occupy a gateway to our downtown and that offers some fantastic opportunities to retain the character of Old Town."

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Our mayor is clearly a hypocrite.

[D.L.]

yeah no kidding! doesn't the Johnson Street bridge form a gateway to downtown!!!

[oracle of delphi]

There's nothing about the Northern Junk building that's heritage. Nor the eyesore of the bridge. They should both go to make way for 'heritage-inspired' new construction, that's both safe and attractive.

[Holden West]

In 1995 the TC reported that Kramer paid around $20,000 in property taxes on the Northern Junk (empty since 1978), Janion and Morley Soda Fountain buildings. Get out your calculators and ponder that.

[aastra]

There's nothing about the Northern Junk building that's heritage. Nor the eyesore of the bridge.

You raise a good question about the bridge's historical value. Does anybody know the particulars re: who designed the bridge or when it was built? Do other cities have similar bridges? If so, are those other cities maintaining their bridges or are they planning to replace them?

[LJ]

You raise a good question about the bridge's historical value. Does anybody know the particulars re: who designed the bridge or when it was built? Do other cities have similar bridges? If so, are those other cities maintaining their bridges or are they planning to replace them?

You're kidding, right?

[VicHockeyFan]

You're kidding, right?

You're kidding about asking if Aastra is kidding, right? You aren't new here.

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[victorian fan]

There's nothing about the Northern Junk building that's heritage. Nor the eyesore of the bridge. They should both go to make way for 'heritage-inspired' new construction, that's both safe and attractive.

You obviously haven't seen the bridge that city has already chosen.

[Bingo]

You raise a good question about the bridge's historical value. Does anybody know the particulars re: who designed the bridge or when it was built? Do other cities have similar bridges? If so, are those other cities maintaining their bridges or are they planning to replace them?

You're on the wrong thread for bridge history. Try Infrastructure/Historical Discussion. If you are looking to play bridge, try Audrey Grants' Introduction to Bridge "The Club Series".

[LJ]

You're kidding about asking if Aastra is kidding, right? You aren't new here.

Well I don't pay much attention to who posted what in the past, with a couple of exceptions. And my memory is too bad to remember.

[gumgum]

You're on the wrong thread for bridge history. Try Infrastructure/Historical Discussion. If you are looking to play bridge, try Audrey Grants' Introduction to Bridge "The Club Series".

I think you missed his point.

[ressen]

These buildings are not very big. It would be hard to get a good return on just using these buildings. Maybe they could leave the buildings intact and then build five storey structure above them.

[gumgum]

^Thanks for the pics.