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| | | Re: Under the Garden City: Victoria B.C. secret tunnels. < Reply # 2420 on 3/29/2009 11:01 AM > | Reply with Quote
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| | | Re: Under the Garden City: Victoria B.C. secret tunnels. < Reply # 2422 on 3/30/2009 1:56 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Read this: Until the 1990s, all manhole covers were made locally. Patterns were identifiable products of individual foundries because each shop prepared their own unique molds or casts. Melted iron, combined with carbon and other elements for strength and durability, was poured into molds; each hardened piece is machined so the cover fitted into a perfectly matched sleeve. Ron Betts and brothers Gord and Jim know first-hand that making high quality manhole covers requires skill and back-straining labour. All three worked at Victoria Foundries before opening their own Langford shop, aptly named Achinback Industries and Foundry. They specialize in custom casting and patterns in aluminum, brass, and bronze because they can’t compete in the cast-iron manhole cover market any more. Today, new manhole covers come from China. Chinese covers are cheap, mass-produced, unremarkable and sometimes poor quality. One split right down the middle when he moved it recently, Rob Hathaway said. As the Shaw Cable worker deftly slid a Victoria-made cover off a Toronto Street hole with a chain and pole tool, he added: “Old covers like this one, though, they are still solid.” http://www.islandn...manhole_covers.htm
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| A. Lien
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| | | Re: Under the Garden City: Victoria B.C. secret tunnels. < Reply # 2424 on 3/30/2009 5:10 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Interesting indeed, horse traction, an important part of history, glad they were concerned the beasts wouldn't fall. NK, obsession is a sweet mistress/demon child, and you have it for the covers Can see your book now; Manhole covers of the world. Stay the course, use the force... I met someone a while back who had heard rumors of 'gambling' tunnels under Chinatown, and decided to check it out. He started asking questions, and claims to have found several shops that have these 'accesse's'. He's a no b.s. ex cop, and persisted in asking and inquiring. Soon after his friendly inquiring, he started noticing well dressed groups of Asian businessmen gathering short distances from where he was knocking on doors. They then told him to get out of Chinatown, and stay out. He also recalls an old restaurant that had a map of the tunnels on the wall. Probably a quick guide for those transporting goods/opium/hookers around town. And of course the bonus to avoid the rain... I may see this person again in a month or so, will ask more questions.
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