Gronk!
Senior Member
The Jasper Place Hotel has now been demolished.
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Stony Plain Road
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Canadian 001
Active Member
I Watched that hotel burn down on thursday
Wild stuff
I knew it was Done for, Three ladder trucks were there, (they had two but had another once arrive because the fire was such a pain in the ass to put out)
Wild stuff
I knew it was Done for, Three ladder trucks were there, (they had two but had another once arrive because the fire was such a pain in the ass to put out)
Airboy
Senior Member
Was burning most of the day, My office was getting some of the smoke. Just as the smoke died down it would flare up again.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Jasper Place Hotel destruction both loss of history, new opportunity, say west-enders
Longtime west-end Edmontonians remember when Stony Plain Road was a lively thoroughfare.
www.ctvnews.ca
David A
Senior Member
I hope the LRT eventually brings revitalization to this area and some nice newer buildings. but our prolonged bouts of LRT construction seem to almost kill off the areas before they can be revived.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Debris from Jasper Place Hotel fire in February sits inches from road
More than a month after fire destroyed the Jasper Place Hotel, rubble from the building remains at the scene just inches from a busy city street.
www.ctvnews.ca
The_Cat
Senior Member
Don't blame the city for this one.
David A
Senior Member
Actually whoever burnt it down may have actually done us a favour - they did what the city and the province didn't or couldn't and got rid of this long time problematic property.
I realize it takes time to deal with things, so not as upset about the immediate removal of the debris, but I sure hope it happens much faster than all the foot dragging for the last several years by our governments and the owners.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I wonder if this will interfere with the LRT construction.
Airboy
Senior Member
no I went by and its on the Sidewalk not the road.
fromtraintotower
New Member
I just happened so to go by this today. There's fencing but only by Stony Plain Road. The north elevation is wide open.
fromtraintotower
New Member
A part of me wonders if it was done on purpose through deliberate negligence. I know it's long been abandoned since the other fire back in 2019, so it being insurance fraud holds little weight. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if someone decided to leave it open to people to come in, left some alcohol and a trash can, and make it very easy to start a fire. In a way, it's to put a thumb on the scale to make a cheaper but riskier method of demolition. Perhaps that's also what happened to Hangar 11.
buildings
Active Member
I don't think wild conjecture is helpful.
David A
Senior Member
I don't know if its deliberate or not, but at some point it seems owners of long empty properties sometimes stop paying enough attention to them.
AHS said it was secure in early 2025, but were there any inspections after that? In any event, there sure seem to be a lot of fires in older run down or abandoned buildings these days.
AHS said it was secure in early 2025, but were there any inspections after that? In any event, there sure seem to be a lot of fires in older run down or abandoned buildings these days.