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Switchkey
Location: Victoria BC Canada Gender: Male
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 40 on 4/29/2006 3:00 PM >
| | | Anyone thinking of taking a "tour" of the area shouldn't wait too much longer. The fucking developers have gotten hold of this one. http://www.roundho...a.com/brochure.pdf
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KublaKhan
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
With Satan, it's always gimmie, gimmie.
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 41 on 4/30/2006 12:42 AM >
| | | ...and this surprizes you why?
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Switchkey
Location: Victoria BC Canada Gender: Male
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 42 on 4/30/2006 1:25 AM >
| | | It certainly doesn't surprize me, but it sure as hell pisses me off. This leaves the only working roundhouse in North America in Cranbrook (Edit account spelling error) [last edit 4/30/2006 1:25 AM by Switchkey - edited 1 times]
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KublaKhan
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
With Satan, it's always gimmie, gimmie.
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 43 on 4/30/2006 2:40 AM >
| | | Posted by Switchkey It certainly doesn't surprize me, but it sure as hell pisses me off. This leaves the only working roundhouse in North America in Cranbrook (Edit account spelling error)
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It was going to happen sooner or later. The Greedheads have taken over. The city is going into Expansion mode. Quiet little Victoria is gone.
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J Peterman
Location: Victoria B.C.
I'm going hunting for mysteries, cover me.
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 44 on 4/30/2006 3:13 AM >
| | | KK, lets you and me blow up some Starbucks's
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KublaKhan
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
With Satan, it's always gimmie, gimmie.
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 45 on 4/30/2006 4:17 AM >
| | | Posted by J Peterman KK, lets you and me blow up some Starbucks's
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Are you some kind of terrorist?
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konk
Location: Toronto ON Gender: Male
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 46 on 5/5/2006 4:25 AM >
| | | From that roundhouse site - "The historic brick buildings and the turntable have been recognized as a National Historic Site and as Municipal Heritage Property. The passenger cars are still repaired in the one operational bay of the Roundhouse, while the Stores building houses millwork shops. The entire complex will be rehabilitated and revitalized as part of the development of these and the adjacent lands." As someone has been on a couple of tours of the old CP Rail Roundhouse in Toronto, now home of steamwhistle brewery, I can say that as much as I enjoy abandoned buildings, I also see the rehabilitation of these buildings (to the point that they are not DEVELOPED and turned into studio condos) as a good thing. Bays 1-11 of the CP Rail Roundhouse were actually taken down. They then put in multiple stories of a conference centre underground, and rebuilt the roundhouse back up again. Because it is still a National Heritage site, they MUST give tours, and I'll tell you, they are good tours. Sure, there is now a brewery inside, but the amount of preservation is amazing, and the building is remarkably intact.
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Duct Tape
Location: Toronto Gender: Male
"The Handyman's Secret Weapon"
| | | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 47 on 5/12/2006 6:17 PM >
| | | Posted by konkAs someone has been on a couple of tours of the old CP Rail Roundhouse in Toronto, now home of steamwhistle brewery, I can say that as much as I enjoy abandoned buildings, I also see the rehabilitation of these buildings (to the point that they are not DEVELOPED and turned into studio condos) as a good thing. Bays 1-11 of the CP Rail Roundhouse were actually taken down. They then put in multiple stories of a conference centre underground, and rebuilt the roundhouse back up again. Because it is still a National Heritage site, they MUST give tours, and I'll tell you, they are good tours. Sure, there is now a brewery inside, but the amount of preservation is amazing, and the building is remarkably intact.
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You should see the inside of the unrestored portion of the John Street Roundhouse in which Steam Whistle Brewing is Located. There are several locomotives and cars owned by the Toronto Railway Historical Society Stored within the building. I've only ever seen pictures, but it is normally open for Doors Open Toronto on the 27th and 28th, and i think i am finally going to make it to see them.
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konk
Location: Toronto ON Gender: Male
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 48 on 5/13/2006 8:28 PM >
| | | Hmm, I might just have to hit up DOT this year, since for once I will be done exams instead of just starting them.
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Canadian Trencher
Location: Canada :) Gender: Male
Where there is waffles there's a way
| | Re: Victoria B.C. The Old Train Turntable,, <Reply # 49 on 10/5/2006 5:28 PM >
| | | was there yesterday they were working on a couple of the locomotives and couple of the wharehouse's there are pretty cools quite a few nooks and cranny's around there and the construction site next to it was really cool to explore but couple security up at the construction zone. But overall pretty cool at the rail yard going to visit again and ill take some pics this time. Heh lata Iggy
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