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Would this count by his broad definition minus being residential?

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I defer to lio, but that does not strike me as something that fits into the concept of "wooden shacks" as he has advanced it.
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Old Posted Sep 5, 2020, 2:55 AM
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Also, I'm sure I'm not telling you anything you don't know, but I just found out that McTamney's is still McTamney's over half a century later!
The business name and building look like a real throwback to "old Toronto" of the 50s.
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In that case, here's the textbook shack for the purposes of this thread:
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Ha, yes, that's what I was envisioning.
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What is that weird building with stacked cubes next to the freeway in the second link?
It’s the cube house
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It’s the cube house
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Interesting. Thanks for the info.
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does this count

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One of my beloved old shack restaurants in Montreal. Going, going...Gone!

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That place came up in conversation with friends tonight! I had never been to it. My friend lived and worked in Pointe-Claire for about five years around the turn of the millennium and he loved going there with his wife.
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That place came up in conversation with friends tonight! I had never been to it. My friend lived and worked in Pointe-Claire for about five years around the turn of the millennium and he loved going there with his wife.
There is a second location on Boul. des Sources (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, adjacent to Pointe-Claire) but it is nowhere near as tasty nor interesting as the original on Rue Guy (the one shown). The ribs are quite different here than at say, Tony Roma's. Much larger, much sweeter/smokier....they just taste great. Almost everytime I went into the Bar-B-Barn, I would see local celebrities (especially players from the Habs) and quite often Hollywood stars. deNiro was there once, chomping down a full hawg (ribs).
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This looks like the definition of this thread.
This particular shack was once a condo sales office.
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The business name and building look like a real throwback to "old Toronto" of the 50s.
Yep, exactly what I remarked to myself too upon seeing it (is that turn of phrase okay in English? It's directly translated French, but I don't know any other way to express that exact concept.)

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Ha, yes, that's what I was envisioning.
? You didn't see the other thread...? It spawned this one while setting the standard for Wooden Shack™ from which a CEO can walk to work in his shiny downtown office tower.

I wouldn't have thought that the shack at 68 6A Street Northeast, Calgary, AB would be news to any SSP Canada regular by now.
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This looks like the definition of this thread.
No, it goes way beyond merely that, it wins the thread... _if_ it's actually a legitimate individual property that's permanently zoned for Single Family Detached. (In other words, someone could live in there, and as long as they continue to refuse developers' astronomical offers for their property, they can stay there as the decades pass; there's nothing the City can do to get them out of there.)

I doubt that's the case, though.

It's somewhat similar to that time I bought an old fifth wheel camper and brought it to a jobsite where I knew we were going to spend a lot of time in the next future. That kind of stuff wouldn't count.

Still a pretty epic picture though - an even greater contrast than what Calgary has to offer!
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One thing about east-coast cities in Canada, especially Halifax, is that our classic squared-off, saltbox Victorian houses can either look like this, or like this, depending on how well-preserved or well-restored they are.

However ramshackle an old masonry building is, it's unlikely to become too shack-like. But these wood-framed buildings can quickly look like little more than featureless cubes when you tear away the Victorian gingerbread and replace wood shingles with aluminum/vinyl siding. There are plenty of renovations underway to de-shackify houses like these, but there are still lots around. Some are quite distinguished-looking and well-appointed inside, which is a weird juxtaposition with their extremely humble curb appeal.

The most shack-like building in my neighbourhood has got to be this old house, which is as rough-looking inside as it is outside. It's slated to be torn down for a new mid-rise, I believe.
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Not quite shacks, but low-slung commercial strips butting up against modern skyscrapers is very Toronto:





Some shackier shacks tucked into laneways:




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The most shack-like building in my neighbourhood has got to be this old house, which is as rough-looking inside as it is outside. It's slated to be torn down for a new mid-rise, I believe.
One big distinction in Halifax and a lot of cities is owner-occupied vs. rental and then beyond that normal rental vs. property awaiting redevelopment. A real estate and development boom can make the city look worse in some ways even if prices are going up.

Halifax would look much nicer if it had better standards in this area. It has unsightly property type rules that are used rarely but there's not much to encourage or help people to maintain the character of the average houses that make up a large proportion of the inner-city building stock. I would guess that a small nudge in the right direction (some kind of funding or tax break for nicer wood cladding or maintenance and enhancements of traditional vernacular features) could make a dramatic difference over the course of a decade or so. Lunenburg manages to do this and has lower real estate values and rents.
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Yep, exactly what I remarked to myself too upon seeing it (is that turn of phrase okay in English? It's directly translated French, but I don't know any other way to express that exact concept.)
It makes sense to me.

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? You didn't see the other thread...? It spawned this one while setting the standard for Wooden Shack™ from which a CEO can walk to work in his shiny downtown office tower.

I wouldn't have thought that the shack at 68 6A Street Northeast, Calgary, AB would be news to any SSP Canada regular by now.
You're reading too much into my comment... I knew exactly which house that was
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If we're just looking for shacks and they don't necessarily have to be at the foot of a tower...

My street.



One of the old trailers around Quidi Vidi Village.

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One of the old trailers around Quidi Vidi Village.
I actually love seeing this sort of thing which is quite common in NS; rarely in greater Hfx but often in rural areas. Weathered and a bit dilapidated but with a certain kind of charm. When the paint starts to chip letting the wood peek through while there are stains from mildew, moss, and water runoff to me it evokes a kind of timeless simplicity and oneness with nature. But of course it's something I can enjoy as an outside observer, I'd be wary of living in such places for fear of leaks, drafts, and rot requiring expensive repairs.
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No, it goes way beyond merely that, it wins the thread... _if_ it's actually a legitimate individual property that's permanently zoned for Single Family Detached. (In other words, someone could live in there, and as long as they continue to refuse developers' astronomical offers for their property, they can stay there as the decades pass; there's nothing the City can do to get them out of there.)

I doubt that's the case, though.

It's somewhat similar to that time I bought an old fifth wheel camper and brought it to a jobsite where I knew we were going to spend a lot of time in the next future. That kind of stuff wouldn't count.

Still a pretty epic picture though - an even greater contrast than what Calgary has to offer!
Ya this is not a single family home, it was a condo sales office and is zoned for another tower afaik.
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