(08-19-2015, 11:06 PM)rangersfan Wrote: I seen that the garage across the street from the Via station that was up for sale for a long while has sold.

(08-29-2015, 07:33 PM)tomh009 Wrote: A 13-unit townhouse, it seems like?  If done well, that would still be good, and a big improvement on the empty lot.

(09-13-2015, 09:10 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: That huge pile of stuff outside the building in the first pic is a shame. So much being thrown out unnecessarily; doesn't all look like garbage.

(09-15-2015, 09:16 PM)clasher Wrote:

(09-13-2015, 09:10 PM)DHLawrence Wrote: That huge pile of stuff outside the building in the first pic is a shame. So much being thrown out unnecessarily; doesn't all look like garbage.

Looks like some people were running a bicycle chop-shop out of that place, so many people have their wheels or whole bikes stolen downtown it makes sense that a nearby operation was parting them out, stolen bikes and dealin' drugs go hand-in-hand.

(09-16-2015, 07:10 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: There's another (all-but-assuredly) bike chop shop at 21 Bridgeport in Waterloo. Even Google street view seems to confirm this [https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4678347,-80.5216526,3a,75y,154.13h,76.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5y0fkP942UcLZBJbaXvn8Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1] (though this is relatively light amounts of "work" on the site). One of the busiest roads in Waterloo, and you can still see men on bikes coming in, making a quick exchange from their messenger bags, and riding out. Once at night, I even saw in the door, a circle of ragged men of all ages with bags being barked orders from a man in the middle. Of course, it's all just speculation...