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[David A]

Here's my understanding: it was bought by (I think) the brother of the owner of Leonardo's Café, who was planning to turn it into a wellness center. My guess is that the owner discovered it was in worse condition than he thought, because a demolition application went up a few weeks ago.

In any case, now it's gone.

At least the Chenier-Beauchamp Residence down the street is being renovated...

It is too bad this was one of the few areas with a number of houses from this era. I hope whatever is built will fit in with the older houses there.

I feel we need a historic area designation for such areas both to protect what is there and to ensure if something has to be replaced it fits in and does not look like a suburban monstrosity.

 

[archited]

Many of the brick resource houses also have brick foundations and they, in particular, take a beating in Edmonton's climate if they are not well maintained. The two storey Victorian that I owned in the Boyle Street area had a complete failure in one corner of the basement where water had gotten in and when the wall froze up in winters (prior to my ownership) the bricks dissembled and the structure failed. I had to remover them by hand (while I shored up the main floor) and then replace them with new salvaged bricks from another demo site -- extremely laborious undertaking -- since I did the work myself it was time consuming but not out-of-pocket; if I had had to hire someone, well that would have been mega-bucks.

 

[bodsbods9090]

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Site is fenced off with a rendering of what is going there. Was driving by so didn't get a chance to see what it looks like.

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This is all fenced off too. Not sure if it's drainage work or anything but the fence has been there for about a week now and there's construction vehicles on site.

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

No Frills moving into the old Chapters building (3227 Calgary Trail).

Turns out it's a different Loblaws brand:

Honestly, it's kinda unnerving seeing a shoppers this big...

 

[bodsbods9090]

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Site is fenced off with a rendering of what is going there. Was driving by so didn't get a chance to see what it looks like.

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This is all fenced off too. Not sure if it's drainage work or anything but the fence has been there for about a week now and there's construction vehicles on site.

So the site on 109th has a Pagnotta sign on it and a drill rig on it as I drove by this morning. Looking forward seeing what's going in there.

Nice to see stuff happening on 109th close to Whyte.

 

[Airboy]

Turns out it's a different Loblaws brand:
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Honestly, it's kinda unnerving seeing a shoppers this big...

No frills is moving or has moved into a couple of areas One is in the west end by Best buy. Also H&W new location in St Albert is looking to open in a couple of months.

 

[fromyeg]

So the site on 109th has a Pagnotta sign on it and a drill rig on it as I drove by this morning. Looking forward seeing what's going in there.

Nice to see stuff happening on 109th close to Whyte.

Commercial Final

ADDRESS	7906 - 109 STREET NW
PERMIT_DATE	2025-09-08
NEIGHBOURHOOD	GARNEAU
LEGAL_DESCRIPTION	Plan 2220859 Blk 140 Lot 2A
ZONING	RM
BUILDING_TYPE	Apartments (310)
WORK_TYPE	(01) New
UNITS_ADDED	61
JOB_DESCRIPTION	To construct a 6 storey combustible apartment building (61 Dwellings) with an underground parkade - Block 109.

Found this permit^^

 

[MacLac]

Where or what is this?

 

[policyenthusiast]

Where or what is this?
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No reverse image search results. Maybe an unannounced project?

 

[Ed from Ed]

Court House (centre-right), along with many other long-lost structures, c. 1950s, public domain archival image

Beautiful Edmonton courthouse gone and replaced with garbage !

 

[northlands]

Love looking at those old dt pictures and trying to figure out which buildings are still there.

From what I can tell: Telephone building, McLeod building, obv the Hotel Mac, the World Trade Centre building, + whatever that building is in the bottom right corner (didn't realize it was that old).

Anyone know what that building is on what looks like the site of the Westin is currently?

 

[TAS]

Love looking at those old dt pictures and trying to figure out which buildings are still there.

From what I can tell: Telephone building, McLeod building, obv the Hotel Mac, the World Trade Centre building, + whatever that building is in the bottom right corner (didn't realize it was that old).

Anyone know what that building is on what looks like the site of the Westin is currently?

The Westin replaced our old Post Office Building - but the clock is still there on the northwest corner of hotel property.

 

[positive1]

Court House (centre-right), along with many other long-lost structures, c. 1950s, public domain archival image

Beautiful Edmonton courthouse gone and replaced with garbage !

But look at all the parking lots! ;-) (great picture - I need more of these )

 

[David A]

While not everything there in the past was great, there were some beautiful buildings that should have been kept. There was and still to much of tear down mentality here that negatively affects our city, particularly downtown and the older areas nearby. Many other cities at least had the good sense to keep their beautiful old court houses.

 

[MacLac]