tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post5743073999108437000..comments2024-01-14T14:15:01.131-06:00Comments on The Rise and Sprawl: Save Kelly House - new Facebook groupUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-91406738686360106052008-12-04T14:22:00.000-06:002008-12-04T14:22:00.000-06:00What would happen to Winnipeg? We would lose yet a...What would happen to Winnipeg? We would lose yet another historic structure and gain another windy, bleak, garbage strewn and dangerous surface parking lot. Moving it is not an option. And there is plenty of public money that can be put on the table when the cause is a good one. Expropriate the building and pay the owner fair market value for its current condition and not one dollar more. Sell it to the highest bidder conditional on the restoration of the building and preservation of as many as possible of its heritage elements and offer a property tax exemption for 10 years. As an idea, the main floor would make a great cafe and the upper level a nice apartment. In time the city will recoup its investment. Somehow I picture the writer of the comment living in a grey stucco box on an ugly cookie cutter street furnished with bland non-descript mass produced furniture and shopping exclusively at Wal-Mart. Your question should be "What would happen to the Peg if I left for Calgary, a city that I believe to be the most beautiful in the world?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-29925176639639773732008-12-01T04:39:00.000-06:002008-12-01T04:39:00.000-06:00In downtown Toronto that house would be worth $2 m...In downtown Toronto that house would be worth $2 million.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10100067.post-67121446276014721402008-11-26T19:59:00.000-06:002008-11-26T19:59:00.000-06:00Whats stunning about it. Take away the few archite...Whats stunning about it. Take away the few architectural details and there isn't much behind.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And really, what would happen to the peg if it was reduced to rubble. <BR/><BR/>Like I say, put your money on the table if you want to save something. Better yet, before they rip it down, save everything you can. Or perhaps, raise enough money to move it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com