Posted Jan 6, 2010, 10:14 PM
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It's Hammer Time
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Hamilton
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The most interesting part from Paul Wilson's Streetbeat article in the Spec today....
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Gas stations with repair bays are rare these days. And 2009 saw the demolition of a vintage one — Forbes, at Main and Queen. Shell sent them packing, then left the premises vacant, a gift to area graffiti artists.
But now it’s down, and a few weeks ago Shell sold the property to developer Ralph Frisina.
He likes the location, likes Main Street. So did his father, the late Al Frisina. Eight blocks due east, he built Hamilton’s tallest building, the 43-storey Century 21 in the early ’70s.
Son Ralph hopes to erect a structure with retail on the ground level and a couple of floors of residential or commercial above.
Frisina is also trying to nail down a deal on another Shell eyesore on Main — the empty lot at John that was home to the station run by Al Bridge, who served Shell downtown for 63 years
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