1966 movie: Yates awnings, "Mid-Town Mall"
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 01:19 PM
Starting out with a brief glimpse of the theatre district of Yates and Blanshard, panning over to the south side of the 700 block Yates St. and the metal awnings that covered the sidewalk. A view of the Standard Furniture building (1912) that burned down in 1987, paving the way for the St. Andrew's Square buildings.
Karin's Delicatessen, which opened in 1961 was demolished to make way for St. Andrew's Square (1997) (for which Alan Lowe was the design consultant).
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 01:39 PM
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Posted 03 April 2009 - 07:23 AM
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Posted 04 April 2009 - 09:48 AM
Yes, "A Townscape Rediscovered" is on view at the AGGV as part of the "Assume Nothing" show.I've come across a few references on VV to this "A Townscape Rediscovered" film. Where can I see it? Is it part of the "Assume Nothing" show currently on at the AGGV?
Of course, I'm assuming that the show is still on when I write "is on view"... :-)
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Posted 04 April 2009 - 09:49 AM
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Posted 20 December 2009 - 06:43 PM
Karen's deli used to sell a "meat salad" to go in a styro cup for 50 cents. Basically it was the but ends of the deli meats cut up into small pieces, mixed with mayo and pieces of pickles and whatever else they had left over. It was to die for. I could not walk down View Street without buying one.
Ate that all the time when I lived in Germany: Fleishsalat. The most delicious thing imaginable. If anyone has a line on where I can get some around Victoria or even southern Vancouver Island, or has an Oma with a treasured family recipe for this, please, pretty please, share it with Sparky and me.
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Posted 20 December 2009 - 07:23 PM
yeah, thanks for the video Rob. I had no idea that the south side of Yates also had one of those huge covers.
Also with the thanks Rob. That was a relatively significant project in the day, and if my memory serves me correctly, the covered walkway on Yates was installed after the construction of Town and Country shopping centre, and financed by the merchants on Yates with a little Government assistance .
In a word competition. My ass could be out a mile here, I was young, but as a kid I attended opening day for both T&C and Mayfair. Downtown got organized sometime after that period.
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Posted 20 December 2009 - 07:25 PM
Yes, "A Townscape Rediscovered" is on view at the AGGV as part of the "Assume Nothing" show.
Thanks B but the acronym is not working for me. Do you have a link?
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