We had another fine gathering this evening. There was a short agenda but we managed to fill the time with interesting discussions.
- Eric presented his latest Neighbouthood Update.
- Land assembly is going on around Broadway and Garden in preparation for the changes allowed under the new Community Plan
- Work is continuing on the Green House on Venables; it is looking better than it has for more than a decade;
- We looked at the work going on at the Westerdale apartments at Adanac and Victoria; at First & Victoria, and both the Bosa building and The Frances site on Victoria.
- Notices about Upcoming Events included:
- various lectures at Hycroft
- Navigating City Hall for Heritage owners on 10/25
- Friends of the Archives fundraiser this Sunday with a presentation on Vaudeville in Vancouver
- Next Thursday’s Vancouver Historical Society lecture at MOV is on activism in the 1970s.
- Jak gave a short presentation about the original grand plans for the building that eventually became Joe’s Cafe. This will be subject of a post on this site.
- We had a report on both the sign and the plaque at the Via Tevere restaurant.
- The plaque has once again fallen victim to the sun fading the words untikl they are illegible. It was agreed we will replace the plaque and this time Steph has agreed to build a frame that will incorporate a laminated glass so as to reduce this problem;
- The owners of the building have pointed out that some of the paint restoration work we did on the Shelly’s sign is shifting. It was agreed we will contact the artist, Victoria G, survey the situation and come up with a budget to improve the sign.
- Eric presented two more very entertaining Heritage Life Hacks:
- The trials and tribulations of mending old locks;
- Dealing with roots in old sewer lines.
- We discussed the upcoming Complete Streets policy decisions, and how this may affect heritage buildings on the Drive.
- Finally, we briefly discussed the uses of Newspapers.com and their complete run of Vancouver World.
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