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Originally Posted by MolsonExport
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It would be interesting to know the story behind that. Were the towers ramrodded in by the mucky-mucks of the hydro company/ies of the day and the industry tycoons? Or viewed as "progress" in an era when sensibilities were different? I'm not sure how old those towers are, and whether they replaced something smaller at some point. It would probably cost well in excess of $200 million to remove them today, and neither city is going to be willing to pony up the cash.
And aside from burying them entirely, I wonder whether they could be routed across the channel using one of the Skyway bridges, some kind of conduit under the structure that's buried at either end? Not sure if the engineering is feasible or not.
The "Beach Strip" was basically a close cottage getaway for locals back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, before becoming a residential area. There was a hotel, boardwalk, and amusement park near the ship channel. The Hamilton side has remained residential, though homes have been replaced or expanded over the years and there are also some luxury townhouse complexes and monster homes today. Burlington/Halton started buying up and demolishing houses decades ago with the goal of turning that side of the strip into parkland, so relatively few dwellings remain, but they've stopped that policy.
Pic from that article... quite the "skyline"!
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and yet the underwear hanging from the tree does not surprise me one bit.
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