[1875]

noticed they have filled several dumpsters in the parking lot. must be clearing it out.

 

[1875]

 

[potatopizzafan]

Can someone tell me why they do the full building wrap with scaffolding? My guess would be because there's asbestos in the siding and it need to be contained during the abatement. Or just for general demolition dust?

 

[JTron]

I guess I missed the memo, but is this one going ahead?

 

[1875]

 

[badc0ffee]

That is awesome. There's even a ghost sign.

 

[ByeByeBaby]

A little sad that the good bones of the historic brick building will get removed and replaced with two stories of fake brick cladding.

 

[O-tac]

I had no idea that existed underneath!! They butchered the original two buildings. I always just thought this was built some time in the 80's.

 

[BigWoofer]

I was also completely unaware... according to Calgary Imagery, the building on the right dates back to at least 1924. The building on the left dates back to at least 1948. Interestingly both were adjacent to a number of single-family homes. Talk about mixed zoning...

That is so very cool, and it makes it even more of a shame that they're knocking them down.

 

[Urban_Views]

I still think we need a bylaw to require historical facade retention.

 

[BigWoofer]

Saw some interesting facts about the old buildings on Facebook, and thought I'd share them here, along with some old photos. It was the former home to:

• Western Motors Ltd. (1912)
• Greyhound garage (1930s–1940s)
• Fairbanks-Morse (1940s–1962)
• “The Attic” nightclub (1962–1964)
• Danish Canadian Club (1964–2024)

In the 1930s:

In the 1950s or 1960s:

 

[Surrealplaces]

Both of those older iterations were funky.

 

[1875]

the L and s from the “Universal cars” is still there, the rest was painted over. cant believe when took that i would find out what words they were. very cool, thanks.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

How many different places were Greyhound Bus Depots... This, Eau Claire, West Village. All now empty or under redevelopment.

 

[Colinfill]

Thanks for posting the old photos! Can't believe they covered up such a nice building with yellow stucco.

Also interesting to note that the lot next door was always a parking lot. I always assumed that there was a building there before that was bulldozed over a long time ago.