Edmonton Construction 11 (November 2011) - Page 178

Airboy · #**3541** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 9:48 PM**

Footings for a tower crane and metal beems have been installed at the 122st site.

SHOFEAR · #**3542** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 10:42 PM**

http://divebarsofedmonton.blogspot.ca/

Here's a write up Ginty made about a bunch of us going to the York Hotel one glorious saturday afternoon. Damn, that was a good day. We had visited most of the classics and he just never got around to writing them up. Enjoy that dive bar in the sky you lovely bastard.

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What is the stabby pub beside the Future Ukrainian Museum? Did it shut down? That would be a sweet place for a nice pub and condo/loft conversion. It all comes down to Quarters redevelopment momentum though.

Unless your afraid of old bearded men singing sea shanties you got nothing to worry about.

240glt · #**3543** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 10:58 PM**

That was such a great project. Too bad it had to be cut short. The downtown/ inner city dive bar is becoming a rarity....York gone, That one south of the cop shop gone, THe writings' on the wall for the Grand, Reno Pub is closed, And Green Frogs on 118th got taken over by the artists so it's only scary if you are afraid of hippie granola types.

There's always the Ming Kee. Now that's a scary place. The crack dealers don't like an audience.

bulliver · #**3544** Posted **Jun 21, 2012, 11:06 PM**

^^ Yeah, scariest thing about the HUB is karaoke night.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**3545** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 1:37 AM**

Milla Pub

Black Star · #**3546** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 2:37 AM**

Millas gotta go....biggest hole ever.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**3547** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 3:20 AM**

Speaking of bars...anyone going to one tomorrow night to watch the NHL Draft?

Black Star · #**3548** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 3:56 AM**

Soon Redford will say I cant have two drinks and drive responsibly with out getting punished. So I better take advantage of our freedom before big brother or sister in this case closes the door on responsible drivers who just want a couple Moose Head and some apps and enjoy a game at a sports lounge.

MalcolmTucker · #**3549** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 3:01 PM**

Unless you're 135 pounds and plan on not eating and drink those two pints two in less than an hour you should be fine.

tallisgood · #**3550** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 4:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by BLACK STAR

Soon Redford will say I cant have two drinks and drive responsibly with out getting punished. So I better take advantage of our freedom before big brother or sister in this case closes the door on responsible drivers who just want a couple Moose Head and some apps and enjoy a game at a sports lounge.

Don't want to sound like a Tory-booster, but if you think the Liberals or (especially) the NDP would be less obsequious toward public-health interest groups then you're delusional. The latter interests groups have the unquestioning obediance of the news media and therefore all political parties are terrified of them.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**3551** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 5:00 PM**

If nobody's interested in NHL Draft beer (see what I did there?), let's move on then.

Construction/development news:

* CBC is reporting that the remediation @ Whyte Ave Esso site is done, ready for sale by end of year.
* Apparently Anthem's plans for the Molson site were not impressive, according to those who attended presentation

SHOFEAR · #**3552** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 8:14 PM**

pretty sweet condo featured in the journal....

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/homes/Downtown+digs+about+time/6812818/story.html

EdmTrekker · #**3553** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 9:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by BLACK STAR

Soon Redford will say I cant have two drinks and drive responsibly with out getting punished. So I better take advantage of our freedom before big brother or sister in this case closes the door on responsible drivers who just want a couple Moose Head and some apps and enjoy a game at a sports lounge.

The benefits of downtown urban living should be obvious to you.

240glt · #**3554** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 9:59 PM**

Maybe Scott McKeen can write an op/ed piece about that too

bkd · #**3555** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 12:20 AM**

Head office back to Edmonton? http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/...html?cid=dlvr.it-twitter-edmontonjournal

Who are these guys? North American Energy Partners?

hilman · #**3556** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 12:58 AM**

Didn't they move because the City Centre Airport was being shutdown, I guess it wasn't such a big problem.

Black Star · #**3557** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 4:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by tallisgood

Don't want to sound like a Tory-booster, but if you think the Liberals or (especially) the NDP would be less obsequious toward public-health interest groups then you're delusional. The latter interests groups have the unquestioning obediance of the news media and therefore all political parties are terrified of them.

Who said anything about any other party's ideology about public health? Or anything about any parties media affiliation or lack there of!

Its a simple statement about a bullshit law....period!!!

Black Star · #**3558** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by EdmTrekker

The benefits of downtown urban living should be obvious to you.

Yes...it has its benefits for sure

Cheers

Airboy · #**3559** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 6:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by bkd

Head office back to Edmonton? http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/...html?cid=dlvr.it-twitter-edmontonjournal

Who are these guys? North American Energy Partners?

They used to be known as North American Roads.

s211 · #**3560** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 2:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by BLACK STAR

Who said anything about any other party's ideology about public health? Or anything about any parties media affiliation or lack there of!

Its a simple statement about a bullshit law....period!!!

Who said? You did with your "soon Redford won't let me" stab.

Naming a specific politician is a textbook example of ranting about a party's political stripes. If you really meant to be apolitical, you should have said "the man" or "the gubbamin".