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Victoria driving, automobile, auto dealership and related news
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Holden West
, Feb 01 2009 12:47 AM
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Posted 03 December 2012 - 07:54 PM
Love the Art Deco style Building hope they aren't allowed to alter it or tear it down
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Posted 03 December 2012 - 08:04 PM
Love the Art Deco style Building hope they aren't allowed to alter it or tear it down
They just put on a new roof, so they aren't tearing the building down.
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Posted 18 January 2013 - 02:46 PM
The new Audi lot is up and running on Cook St. where the BMW dealership used to be. The renovations are only temporary, however. Audi is scouting around to buy a permanant plot of land for their lot to replace their current leased premises.
Interesting that it's under new ownership. I had heard that they were having some difficulties.
Love the Art Deco style Building hope they aren't allowed to alter it or tear it down
Interesting that it's under new ownership. I had heard that they were having some difficulties.
"Beaver, ahoy!""The bridge is like a magnet, attracting both pedestrians and over 30,000 vehicles daily who enjoy the views of Victoria's harbour. The skyline may change, but "Big Blue" as some call it, will always be there."
-City of Victoria website, 2009
-City of Victoria website, 2009
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Posted 13 April 2014 - 06:48 AM
Can anyone remind me when the Porsche dealer is supposed to move back to Douglas? I'm curious to know what might become of that building at Blanshard and Caledonia. Could it become a restaurant again? Back in the late 70's it was a "Donut Maid", then JC's Overtime Restaurant for many years, after that there was a very short-lived upper-scale restaurant too.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 13 April 2014 - 06:51 AM
Can anyone remind me when the Porsche dealer is supposed to move back to Douglas? I'm curious to know what might become of that building at Blanshard and Caledonia. Could it become a restaurant again? Back in the late 70's it was a "Donut Maid", then JC's Overtime Restaurant for many years, after that there was a very short-lived upper-scale restaurant too.
Didn't the Courtnalls own something there at one time?
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Posted 13 April 2014 - 07:31 AM
Didn't the Courtnalls own something there at one time?
Ya, I think JCs was a partnership between John Cantin and them.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 13 April 2014 - 08:16 AM
Can anyone remind me when the Porsche dealer is supposed to move back to Douglas? I'm curious to know what might become of that building at Blanshard and Caledonia. Could it become a restaurant again? Back in the late 70's it was a "Donut Maid", then JC's Overtime Restaurant for many years, after that there was a very short-lived upper-scale restaurant too.
Looks like in the next few weeks
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Posted 15 May 2014 - 08:23 AM
Can anyone remind me when the Porsche dealer is supposed to move back to Douglas? I'm curious to know what might become of that building at Blanshard and Caledonia. Could it become a restaurant again? Back in the late 70's it was a "Donut Maid", then JC's Overtime Restaurant for many years, after that there was a very short-lived upper-scale restaurant too.
OK, now the Caledonia/Blanshard lot is a "temporary Volkswagon pre-owned car lot" complete with new signage. I guess it'll be temporary for a while.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 15 May 2014 - 01:25 PM
When they did the conversion to show suite for The Radius pre Porsche site all the goodies were ripped out so it would be very expensive to put it back in for a food use there.
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Posted 21 June 2014 - 10:43 AM
Victoria Mitsubishi at 761 Cloverdale is apparently moving to Oak St. Same owner for all the car businesses.
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Posted 21 June 2014 - 07:57 PM
^yes its the old United Floors building. Its owned by the Carson family
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Posted 03 October 2014 - 04:37 AM
It looks as though the dealership at the NW corner of Douglas and Queens is closing, when I walked by the other day at least half the cars had been moved.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 03 October 2014 - 07:53 AM
Is that the Budget Car lot? Would be really interesting to see someone try to put condos further up Douglas there.
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Posted 03 October 2014 - 07:54 AM
Is that the Budget Car lot? Would be really interesting to see someone try to put condos further up Douglas there.
No, it's north of the Budget lot. Timmis/Ina.
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 03 October 2014 - 08:16 AM
Haven't heard the Timmis name for a while. Are they still building "new" 1934 Fords?
"Beaver, ahoy!""The bridge is like a magnet, attracting both pedestrians and over 30,000 vehicles daily who enjoy the views of Victoria's harbour. The skyline may change, but "Big Blue" as some call it, will always be there."
-City of Victoria website, 2009
-City of Victoria website, 2009
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Posted 27 January 2015 - 08:30 PM
We are hearing the former Toyota dealership by Mayfair Mall on Finlayson St (behind Denny's) will be redeveloped into condos, with retail below.
One of the rumored retail tenants will be Red Barn Market!!
https://www.facebook...439299666217562
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<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"I don’t need a middle person in my pizza slice transaction" <strong>- zoomer, April 17, 2018</strong></span></em></span>
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Posted 27 January 2015 - 10:24 PM
^This may be irrational but I really hope they keep that Japanese pagoda. There's nothing like it. Now that all the cars and banners are down I'm hoping one of you shutterbugs can capture it for posterity.
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 11:24 AM
I've always liked this building. Would love to see an Asian supermarket like TNT move in here. Or another Fujiya location!
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