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05-08-2016, 08:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-08-2016, 08:59 AM by panamaniac.)
The only bit of the "before" that I can remember is the courtyard and fountain in front of Bullas Furniture on Charles St, where the bus terminal now stands.
It is amazing how intact the old Mitchell Button Factory (now Worth a Second Look/St John's Kitchen) on Victoria has remained. Does anyone know whether the button company could have been the precursor of today's Mitchell Plastics, or is the name just a coincidence?
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Mitchell Button became Mitchell Plastics according to the walk leader.
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So, I just noticed an interesting thing about Google's new "area's of interest" markings on Google maps.
I'm not sure what their algorithms they're using exactly but they seem to be highly accurate. Here you can see on Highland Ave., in a big strip plaza, several large parking lots being explicitly excluded from the area's of interest highlighting.
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Is weather also a helpful factor? A cold winter might make active transit more difficult.
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A good point, especially for bicycling! While hardcore enthusiasts will not be deterred by cold, ice or snow, many others will be.