tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105910909622970995.post4674341022593612362..comments2023-07-22T07:43:55.747-06:00Comments on Conceited Jerk Dot Com: On the Deghettoization of Downtown WinnipegShaun M Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318225874671411859noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105910909622970995.post-36823104757708301472008-09-23T15:34:00.000-05:002008-09-23T15:34:00.000-05:00I think this boils down to who owns the building. ...I think this boils down to who owns the building. The city can be responsible for not applying adequate pressure on them.<br><br>But really, the companies who own the land and buildings are the ones choking the city. Look at how much they charge for space - it's like having a trap-door spider...Waiting to eat all the small businesses that make this city so great.Omegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641415402364726961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105910909622970995.post-61175657572770013092008-09-16T08:56:00.000-05:002008-09-16T08:56:00.000-05:00Deghettotize, you'll need a few billion dollar...Deghettotize, you'll need a few billion dollars. one more building getting a brush of lipstick won't do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105910909622970995.post-51806515690323643892008-09-15T20:22:00.000-05:002008-09-15T20:22:00.000-05:00We can blame Canadian Pacific Railway, who built t...We can blame Canadian Pacific Railway, who built the Northstar Inn after having the Alexandra Hotel demolished.<br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UHO319ZLpoJames Andrew Jaworskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022930534145293089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105910909622970995.post-29467374529193635322008-09-15T11:58:00.000-05:002008-09-15T11:58:00.000-05:00Well, I can't argue that!It'd be nice to s...Well, I can't argue that!<br><br>It'd be nice to see Ledo replace the building with something nicer, but we both know that ain't gonna happen in our lifetime.<br><br>Hopefully, at the very least, he has the building's exterior cleaned (sandblasted, powderblasted, whatever...).Conceited Jerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318225874671411859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105910909622970995.post-39675401340649925862008-09-15T09:17:00.000-05:002008-09-15T09:17:00.000-05:00I would argue that it's more than just the mis...I would argue that it's more than just the missing parkade windows that make this building an eyesore and a disgrace.<br><br>The building is a soulless, characterless concrete monolith, smack-dab in the middle of the most important street in the city. Portage Avenue deserved much better than this when the building was put up, and it deserves much better than it now.Bryan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276586493881400996noreply@blogger.com