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PARADE OF HOMES By MACK Director Canadian It happen overnight But somewhere along the way Canadians woke up to the realization they want heritage represented by examples of buildings that pre dated their living memories that predated both world wars the turn of the century Confederation and back back Into the too often forgotten reaches of early Canadian history The post World War philosophy all that Is new is good adopted by many of the then emerging breed of suburbanites and ex an oversimplified as the philosophy that everyone is born equal This Is no to say much of the nov architecture is bad or thai housing designs have not Improved or for that matter some demolition is not necessary in the of progress orderliness and good planning But for while it look as though to serve progress many of Canada irreplaceable landmarks would full victims to the demolition hammer There were excellent precedents Entire blocks of buildings across the country hud defenceless objects of scorn and derision until finally in the name of new and higher assessment higher density modernity the and they were no man With them went some gems of Canada heritage and history From the rubble emerged classy and glassy structures which and s thought likewise endure not all reminders of the past were in the rush Canada a new look which bore no resemblance to the old Historical societies many with little support outside their own ranks were able to save some of the shining examples of the past Various government and quasi government agencies were able to save others and ad hoc organizations rescued still more with the hard won aid of mercurial municipal councils There were solitary buildings and residential areas which in the cycle of circumstance escaped the op invasion as day of departure hud not come Mcnwhilc they provided oases of cheap housing for low income families Some further down the road to obscurity flop houses while others were abandoned Ihcir windows boarded up while weeds grew tangled masses around them and they stood like derelicts on a reef wilting for time to wash them These of once proud hud all the car marks of Liu slums of tomorrow of grounds for crime of iv complete abandonment decuy in if not most in stances it Perhaps it was a miracle Ierhaps sanity triumphed Inunyevenln of actors all had a hand in turning the tide the of fcven cemeteries were not sacred or secure from disruption laid to rest lor what was left of them were uprooted and moved to new lo make way for new developments and the saying in lost its meaning at least for some far inadu heritage protest movemenls the increasing cost of gasoline new of advantages of living closer to the core private and corporate perception of the possibilities of rescuing and reclaiming existing buildings and a movement tow ird a simpler There are now more million housing units in but only I million were built by before only million by 1 or before So fully two thirds of all dwelling are of relatively receni vintage viewed from the standpoint of life expectancy Hut inds of pre houses were weeded oul to be replaced by private or public housing projects for as many us residents on one site like Toronto St Town development Sim inrly of commercial and in I premises the same route I make way for new shopping centres or rise office towers or mixed use projects I rue many of the demolitions and their replacements were good for the municipalities in which they wen goof for businesa or good for sueh is Toronto a City Hill Montreal s Ville e s algary Tower nnd Vanccuier s Iai ific Centre Among the in this decade alone wire Winnipeg ornate old hall 1J71 Toronto John in Montreal a st Home mansion in IffM to mike w fur r loll Vancouver s also In IJ74 Trusl lluilding in and miny many lo rescuing of existing older well constructed housing Some siw the of luying Mich quite often at low prices among them the late baron ord Thomsons I home near downtown hutting the interiors and repl I he electrical plumbing and svstems The renovations cost inn Ji Hie the result the owner had a new iu i the eltgance I hi gathered in l first by in Is eomj which of whole Id residinces many of the row house variety up lo the safety standards of today The momentum has produced such lire examples restoration as Hamilton Hess Village and turned hippie havens like Toronto a once notorious into sought after addresses for and The same haa ipped is far away as San i ronclsco a of Ihe hippie movtment Former near slums or potential lums have become addresses and not all of I bid Sections of downtown titles are following the trend by reel timing restoring and rcjuvlnutlng themselves sometimes with govern mint help in Ontario ant making them places where the pedestrian is king Ontario is a leading ex While mail is admittedly in lh slndow of United States in many ways the rejuvinalion of It residtnlnl and commercial are is I one of them A U study there is a continuing economic of centres refusing Ihc a major downtown renaissance is underway 1 jsid on isol success stories implied for the past period the Urban Institute Vi Ihc Iht 11 keep sliding downhill ll Ihesutirbs ire burgeoning 101 Ml I has been much idn about higher average real esl sin inuda than in the U propertus are more valuable Ihcm ind convert them uses m slip with Ihe limes rathei than let them full into decay and tates Between m WERE ass DIGGING OUT A NEW SEASON OF HOME BUILDING HAS STARTED AT MEADOWS THERE ARE SOME GREAT NEW HOME PLANS AVAILABLE THE SALES OFFICE ON MARY STREET IS NOW OPEN DAILY FROM 00 P M PUT ON YOUR AND DROP IN PICK YOUR PLAN AND YOUR LOT CALL JOHNSON CARNEY is 8775261 Jon Zorge Real Estate Inc MEMBER Were the Neighborhood Professionals HOME OF THE WEEK IMMACULATE Everything you have always wanted Brick shaped 3 bedroom bungalow room hobby and laundry room finished and maintained to perfection Central air conditioning new humidifier appliances Included Beautiful extra deep lot plus kidney shaped pool A 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