Chimpur
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I used to work at this store for a few years about 16 years ago.
Here is a link to the Colliers sales page for this CT store
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Here is a link to the Colliers sales page for this CT store
Mr. Rexdale
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'Development Potential', in my view, is a nice way of saying "this location would make for a pretty nice condo".
swigg
Active Member
I'll take a condo over another scrap yard or trailer parking lot like this area is so well known for.
slickpete83
Active Member
unless we combine both woodbine mall junk trailers and condos into one masterpiece
please refer to Woodbine centre thread to fully understand this joke
Chimpur
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But does it have fuggly flooring???unless we combine both woodbine mall junk trailers and condos into one masterpiece
please refer to Woodbine centre thread to fully understand this joke
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yoshirocks702
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I suppose it ended up selling, not sure at what point we should make a new thread in the buildings section but there has been an application to demolish 19 buildings on this site, with nothing to replace them yet. Drove by the other day to see crews and machinery clearing the site.
Mr. Rexdale
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About twenty years ago, I used to live in front of these buildings at 2645 Kipling Ave.; just at the corner of Panorama.
In the four years that I rented a condo at 2645, I experienced a lot of interesting events. One of which involved contractors who were tasked with replacing all
of our old coloured balconies with the modern see-through ones. During renovations, our balconies were sealed off as the switch began. Then, after what
seemed like a week, work had suddenly been brought to an abrupt halt.
We would later find out that the property manager had refused to pay the rest of the money owed to the contractors, so the workers packed up their tools and left
the balconies as-is in their unfinished states. Truth be told, it took some time for another company to step in and finish the job, yet not long after that, rumours
began circulating that the property manager had fled the country, taking several millions of dollars of the building's budget with him.
Back then, the teens in the area used to head down to the trails that started near 51 Panorama. Follow the trail long enough and it would cross the train tracks
along Steeles into a closed-off park where hobbyists would fly model airplanes. With the Albion Mall also within walking distance, many students would often take
their lunch breaks at Albion's food court, Back then, the stores and 22 Division Police station situated along Finch and Kipling didn't exist yet. In their place was an
open field with a scant, uneventful collection of rocks, shrubs and a lone tree here or there. Decades before the Finch LRT was even common knowledge, the field
along Finch served as a shortcut between Stevenson rd. and the Albion mall.
In the four years that I rented a condo at 2645, I experienced a lot of interesting events. One of which involved contractors who were tasked with replacing all
of our old coloured balconies with the modern see-through ones. During renovations, our balconies were sealed off as the switch began. Then, after what
seemed like a week, work had suddenly been brought to an abrupt halt.
We would later find out that the property manager had refused to pay the rest of the money owed to the contractors, so the workers packed up their tools and left
the balconies as-is in their unfinished states. Truth be told, it took some time for another company to step in and finish the job, yet not long after that, rumours
began circulating that the property manager had fled the country, taking several millions of dollars of the building's budget with him.
Back then, the teens in the area used to head down to the trails that started near 51 Panorama. Follow the trail long enough and it would cross the train tracks
along Steeles into a closed-off park where hobbyists would fly model airplanes. With the Albion Mall also within walking distance, many students would often take
their lunch breaks at Albion's food court, Back then, the stores and 22 Division Police station situated along Finch and Kipling didn't exist yet. In their place was an
open field with a scant, uneventful collection of rocks, shrubs and a lone tree here or there. Decades before the Finch LRT was even common knowledge, the field
along Finch served as a shortcut between Stevenson rd. and the Albion mall.
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yoshirocks702
Active Member
Just did a driveby yesterday, the entire site is cleared, they did not keep the historical main building, also looks like they cleared most of the trees on site as well.
Towered
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What are you referring to? There's a historic building in that suburban blob allegedly??
ethan.l.cecc
Active Member
I think they're referring to the old SickKids Thistletown Hospital, the central building was built in the 1920s in the "Modern Classical" styleWhat are you referring to? There's a historic building in that suburban blob allegedly??
Etobicoke Historical Society profile of the site:
Thistletown Hospital
If you drive along Finch Av. W. between Islington and Kipling Avenues, the concrete wall on the north side of the road completely blocks your view of a beautiful property with a unique history that...
www.etobicokehistorical.com
Mr. Rexdale
Active Member
It saddens me to write here that we lost a Rexdale legend recently. Eugenio Arcilesi was a regular contributor; providing plenty of
store inventory signs, magazine clippings and vintage photos for these forums.
While Eugenio was most-active in the facebook Vintage Rexdale group, he'd often ask me to submit content here on his behalf.
Rest in peace, Eugenio. Thank you for all the memories. Rexdale won't be the same without you.
store inventory signs, magazine clippings and vintage photos for these forums.
While Eugenio was most-active in the facebook Vintage Rexdale group, he'd often ask me to submit content here on his behalf.
Rest in peace, Eugenio. Thank you for all the memories. Rexdale won't be the same without you.