Posts: 2,163
Threads: 17
Joined: Sep 2014
Reputation:
76
(06-28-2018, 08:00 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: I've heard rumours that 168 King St S (the credit union building on the corner of King/George), 8 George St, and 12 George St have been assembled for development.
Can anyone confirm?
Interesting. The Credit Union had extensive renovations within the last 5 years.
Posts: 616
Threads: 4
Joined: Jul 2016
Reputation:
22
(06-28-2018, 10:28 PM)Markster Wrote: (06-28-2018, 08:00 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: I've heard rumours that 168 King St S (the credit union building on the corner of King/George), 8 George St, and 12 George St have been assembled for development.
Can anyone confirm?
Interesting. The Credit Union had extensive renovations within the last 5 years.
Manulife DTK had extensive renovations within the past year...
Posts: 1,709
Threads: 2
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation:
34
The former used car lot at Weber and Bridgeport appears reasonably close to reopening...as a restaurant. Parking spaces have been painted on to a freshly-sealed asphalt, and there seems to be a patio constructed to enjoy the outdoor ambiance.
Posts: 2,015
Threads: 11
Joined: Oct 2014
Reputation:
77
(07-09-2018, 09:10 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: there seems to be a patio constructed to enjoy the outdoor ambiance.
Ah, the soothing ambiance of being surrounded by 9 lanes of traffic speeding along at 70kph.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
Posts: 4,340
Threads: 1
Joined: May 2015
Reputation:
180
(07-09-2018, 12:22 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: (07-09-2018, 09:10 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: there seems to be a patio constructed to enjoy the outdoor ambiance.
Ah, the soothing ambiance of being surrounded by 9 lanes of traffic speeding along at 70kph.
It doesn’t seem like a prime location for a patio. At least it’s some distance back from the intersection. Seems like digging up a margin around the patio and planting it with something would be a big improvement.
Posts: 7,603
Threads: 36
Joined: Jun 2016
Reputation:
197
(07-09-2018, 02:07 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: (07-09-2018, 12:22 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Ah, the soothing ambiance of being surrounded by 9 lanes of traffic speeding along at 70kph.
It doesn’t seem like a prime location for a patio. At least it’s some distance back from the intersection. Seems like digging up a margin around the patio and planting it with something would be a big improvement.
This is just the latest in a long line of people not understanding what it means when people say they like patios. There's a patio at the corner of Erb and Ira Needles, next to the dump. My office has a patio facing on to a parking lot and Lexington.
They're not terrible, but they are still missing the point.
Posts: 1,095
Threads: 3
Joined: Aug 2015
Reputation:
58
Someone (on reddit?) mentioned this isnt actually a restaurant. I can't remember what company, but these are offices going in.
Posts: 1,101
Threads: 6
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation:
99
I drove by yesterday.... I definitely assumed it was a restaurant... I think it mimics a modern Kelsey's.....
Coke
Posts: 2,015
Threads: 11
Joined: Oct 2014
Reputation:
77
Liquor licence application on the old sugar mountain location in uptown says it is for “Ace Ping Pong Lounge”
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
Posts: 226
Threads: 16
Joined: Jan 2015
Reputation:
6
(07-12-2018, 11:26 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Liquor licence application on the old sugar mountain location in uptown says it is for “Ace Ping Pong Lounge”
Cool!! This City is long overdue. Should do well here if set-up and run properly.
Posts: 10,286
Threads: 65
Joined: Sep 2014
Reputation:
298
(07-12-2018, 11:26 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Liquor licence application on the old sugar mountain location in uptown says it is for “Ace Ping Pong Lounge”
https://www.drinklab.org/ping-pong-cocktail/
It's a fairly small space, is it not?
Posts: 69
Threads: 3
Joined: Mar 2018
Reputation:
4
07-13-2018, 04:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-13-2018, 04:40 PM by Tony_Plow.)
(07-12-2018, 04:11 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: I drove by yesterday.... I definitely assumed it was a restaurant... I think it mimics a modern Kelsey's.....
Coke
I thought it was a Kelsey's too - but I'm now certain its CG Cunningham - there's a large CG Cunningham mural painted on the back of the building.
Also, Kelsey's shows 1978 on its buildings, whereas this new building shows 1976.
I agree, CG borrowed heavily from Kelsey's designs.
Posts: 4,913
Threads: 155
Joined: Aug 2014
Reputation:
119
(07-12-2018, 04:11 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: I drove by yesterday.... I definitely assumed it was a restaurant... I think it mimics a modern Kelsey's.....
Coke
I immediately thought one of the new-look Kelsey's too. Had to double check what people on here had said.
Posts: 2,015
Threads: 11
Joined: Oct 2014
Reputation:
77
12 George St has been demolished. I've heard 8 George is not long from the same demise.
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
Posts: 2,015
Threads: 11
Joined: Oct 2014
Reputation:
77
I thought that may be the rumour of the Credit Union and 8 George being redeveloped was tied to the demolishment of 10 and 12 George, but it seems as though Copper Bay Homes is probably just building another 2-3 homes like they did next door:
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
|